munga

English

Etymology 1

Noun

munga (plural mungas)

1. (obsolete) The bonnet monkey.

Etymology 2

Shortening of mungaree.

Noun

munga (uncountable)

1. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, dated) Food

Etymology 3

Noun

munga (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of muga (“type of silk”).

Anagrams

• Gunma, Maung, mangu, muang

Asi

Noun

munga

1. hen

Estonian

Noun

munga

1. genitive singular of munk

Hiligaynon

Noun

munga

1. hen

Italian

Verb

munga

1. inflection of mungere:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmʊŋɐ]

Noun

munga

1. night
2. darkness

Derived terms

• munga-munga (“pre-dawn; post-sunset”)
• mungangka (“at night”)
• mungatja (“of the night”)
• mungaringanyi (“to grow dark”)
• mungawaḻuṟu (“dusk, twilight”)

Warlpiri

Noun

munga

1. night