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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD KANGA

From Swahili.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF KANGA

kanga  [ˈkɑːŋɡɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF KANGA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Kanga is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES KANGA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of kanga in the English dictionary

The definition of kanga in the dictionary is a piece of gaily decorated thin cotton cloth used as a garment by women in E Africa.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH KANGA


budgerigar
ˈbʌdʒərɪˌɡɑː
Bulgar
ˈbʌlɡɑː
Chandigarh
ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑː
changa
ˈtʃʌŋˌɡɑː
Chhattisgarh
ˌtʃʌtɪsˈɡɑː
cigar
sɪˈɡɑː
dargah
ˈdɜːɡɑː
Elgar
ˈɛlɡɑː
gaga
ˈɡɑːɡɑː
gar
ɡɑː
gare
ɡɑː
Hagar
ˈheɪɡɑː
Jamnagar
ˌdʒæmnəˈɡɑː
kaika
kɑːiːəŋɡɑː
kawanatanga
ˈkɑːwɑːnɑːtɑːəŋɡɑː
Mullingar
ˌmʌlɪnˈɡɑː
nougat
ˈnuːɡɑː
ongaonga
ˌɒəŋɡɑːˈɒəŋɡɑː
runanga
ˈruːnɑːəŋɡɑː
segar
sɪˈɡɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE KANGA

kane
kaneh
kang
Kang-de
Kang-te
kanga pirau
kangaroo
kangaroo closure
kangaroo court
kangaroo dog
kangaroo grass
Kangaroo Island
kangaroo mouse
kangaroo paw
kangaroo rat
kangaroo vine
kangaroo-like

WORDS THAT END LIKE KANGA

anga
Bucaramanga
charanga
chimichanga
Ganga
Kananga
karanga
Katanga
khanga
Mahajanga
manga
mganga
Mpumalanga
pa´anga
panga
ranga
sanga
tanga
Tauranga
Zamboanga

Synonyms and antonyms of kanga in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «kanga» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF KANGA

Find out the translation of kanga to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of kanga from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «kanga» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

坎加
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

kanga
570 millions of speakers

English

kanga
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

kanga
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كانجا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Кенга
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

kanga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Kanga
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

kanga
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kanga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kanga
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

カンガルー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

kanga
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kanga
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Kanga
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கங்கா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कांगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanga
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

kanga
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Kangurzyca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Кенга
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Kanga
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Kanga
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kanga
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kanga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Kanga
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of kanga

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «KANGA»

The term «kanga» is quite widely used and occupies the 48.296 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «KANGA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «kanga» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «kanga» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about kanga

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «KANGA»

Discover the use of kanga in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to kanga and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Trying to Grow
But When You Reach Eighteen And Are Still The Size Of An Eight Year Old, It Is Not Much Fun, And Brit Has To Begin To Try And Grow In His Own Way& Trying To Grow Is A Many-Splendoured Work Built Around The Experiences Of A Physically ...
Kanga, Firdaus, 2008
2
Joey Kanga Roo: Plays the Trumpet
Joey Kanga Roo enrolls in music class.
Jos A. Torres, 2009
3
The Kanga and the Kangaroo Court: Reflections on the Rape ...
Inspired by rare strength and courage, this gripping narrative tells the story of a young woman—known variously as “Khwezi” and “the complainant”—who made a principled decision to lay a charge of rape against Jacob Zuma, a man ...
Mmatshilo Motsei, 2007
4
Joey Kanga Roo: First Day of School
The start of the school year is getting closer. Joey Kanga Roo reached the age of five years. All the kids at Roo Village are very excited. He goes with his mom, Mrs. Roo, to Roo-Mart to get all the school supplies that he needs.
Jose A. Torres, 2009
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Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest
Pooh, Rabbit and Piglet plan to capture the strange new arrival Baby Roo, as a joke, but when Piglet pretends to be Roo, Kanga plans a little joke of her own.
A. A. Milne, 2010
6
Children of Bombay
Winner of the 1994 European Publishers Award for Photography, this outstanding book focuses on the street children of India's largest city where an estimated 30,000 children are homeless.
Dario Mitidieri, Firdaus Kanga, Peter Dalglish, 1994
7
Kanga and Platty's Space Trip
Kanga and Platy go on a trip into outer space and land on the moon.Text type: Literary Recount (Fantasy Animals)
Ben Smith, 2007
8
Sokomoko Popular Culture in East Africa
"Kanga hazai ugenini" - A guinea-fowl does not breed in strange surroundings ( Swahili proverb) Kanga are colourful, message-bearing cloths worn by women in many parts of East Africa. The messages which are in Swahili, the lingua franca,  ...
Werner Graebner, 1992
9
Igereka and Other African Narratives
Kanga! Kanga baija! Kanga, kanga baija! Kanga, kanga baija: the alarm drums thundered and rumbled and thundered and rumbled as conflicting thoughts of vengeance raced through her mind. Kanga! kanga baija! Kanga, kanga baija: the  ...
John Ruganda, 2002
10
Cook Islands Maori Dictionary
Kua kanga 'a Rangi i ta 'atai e kua motu tona vaevae i te anga mo'ina. Rangi has been playing on the beach and cut her foot on a piece of glass; / to te tamariki kanga- 'anga i roto i te 'are, kua nga 'a te i 'o o te kaparata. The boys broke the ...
Jasper Buse, Raututi Taringa, Bruce Biggs, 1995

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «KANGA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term kanga is used in the context of the following news items.
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Gay literature is firmly out of the closet in India, and winning readers …
Another India-born author who voiced unabashed support for gay rights and sexuality in general in the early years was Firdaus Kanga. «Scroll.in, Jul 15»
2
Pent-up demand drives bulging KfW Kanga tap
Pent-up demand drives bulging KfW Kanga tap. KfW on Friday priced the largest Kangaroo deal since April and has reopened the Australian ... «GlobalCapital, Jul 15»
3
Organisers of Cheltenham Black History Month 2015 hope to build …
One of the flagship activities during the month will be a kanga competition. The kanga is a decorated African garment worn across the continent ... «Gloucestershire Echo, Jul 15»
4
Kanda Bongo Man's revolutionary sounds travel to SA
Kanga Bongo Man spoke to me from Cape Town ahead of his performance at the Nu World Music Festival over the weekend. ADVERTISING. «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»
5
Music this week
... Juliet Simms, Lee Corey Oswald, Metro Station, Bebe Rexha, Black Boots, ChrisB, Drama Club, HO99O9, Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Kosha Dillz, ... «Frederick News Post, Jul 15»
6
Burglary suspects arrested in Waco - KXXV-TV News Channel 25 …
In addition to the television theft, Follis was named in separate arrest warrants in connection with the theft of tools and a Ford F-250 from Kanga ... «KXXV News Channel 25, Jul 15»
7
'Misfit Summer Camp' Rolls On
I want to throw some twists in there, like (Dance Pop duo) Koo Koo Kanga Roo. It makes no sense, but it does make sense. I like when you're ... «Cincinnati CityBeat, Jul 15»
8
Revisited HLA and non-HLA genetics of Takayasu arteritis—where …
Article | PubMed |; Mehra, N. K., Jaini, R., Balamurugan, A., Kanga, U., Prabhakaran, D., Jain, S. et al. Immunogenetic analysis of Takayasu ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
9
Haiti - Music : Festival «Men Azor»
... entertainment during these two days, including among others : "Rasin Mapou" , "Koral-la de Sò Anne", "Raram no limit" and "Rasin Kanga". «Haitilibre.com, Jul 15»
10
Aunty's garden: Kanga pungarehu
Kanga wai is a porridge made from fermented corn kernels, considered a delicacy by many Maori. Some people find the taste hard to acquire. «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Kanga [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/kanga>. Apr 2024 ».
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