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inga¹

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese ingá, borrowed from Old Tupi ingá, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *iŋa.

noun ingas

  1. Any of the genus Inga of small tropical trees and shrubs. Here are the mimosas, the ingas, the acacias, the maples, the beautiful ailantus, and the fine fruit tree, the mango.

Inga²

Where it comes from

From Meitei language.

proper noun

  1. The third month of Meitei traditional lunar calendar.

Inga³

  • /ˈɪŋɡə/

Where it comes from

From Danish, Norwegian, Swedish Inga etc., all from Old Norse Inga.

proper noun

  1. A female given name from Old Norse.

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

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

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@misc{inga_2026,
  title = {inga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}