engma

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engma

/ˈɛŋ.mə/

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Perhaps a blend of eng + agma.

noun engmas

countable The velar nasal consonant found in such words as song or wink. The velar nasal (engma) is transcribed as /ng/.
countable The symbol ŋ, used to represent that nasal velar consonant in IPA. We kept some of the foreign alphabet symbols such as the accented and umlauted vowels and Greek letters and used the rest of the space for more esoteric linguistic symbols such as "barred-l," and "engma."
Similar: eng, agma

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"engma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/engma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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engma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/engma

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"engma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/engma.

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@misc{engma_2026,
  title = {engma},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/engma},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}