ꯑꯄꯪꯕ
apangba
The Manipuri word for "stupid" is ꯑꯄꯪꯕ (apangba).
This adjective is used to describe someone or something that is lacking in intelligence.
Meaning: lacking in intelligence (adj)
How do you pronounce it?
apangba
Did you know?
- While spoken in an Indian state, the word ꯑꯄꯪꯕ comes from a language more closely related to Tibetan and Burmese than to Hindi.
- Using ꯑꯄꯪꯕ toward an elder or a person of higher social status is viewed as a direct provocation and a grave breach of etiquette.
- Depending on the tone and context, ꯑꯄꯪꯕ can be used ironically to describe someone who is actually very clever but pretending to be naive to trick others.
Example conversation
Two friends are discussing a difficult puzzle.
- ꯂꯣꯏꯕꯥ Loibaꯑꯩ ꯑꯄꯪꯕ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯩꯅꯥ ꯃꯁꯤ ꯈꯪꯗꯩꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯇꯩei apangba oireina masi khangdeina leiteI don't know this because I am stupid.
- ꯅꯪꯒꯤꯂꯥꯅꯤ Nangilanbiꯑꯩꯅꯥ ꯑꯨꯈꯨꯅꯨꯡ ꯅꯩꯅꯨꯡꯩꯅꯨꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯩꯅꯥ ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯅꯩeina ukhunung neinungneinuna khangnaduna leiraina haina leina paneDon't say that, you are not stupid.
- ꯂꯣꯏꯕꯥ Loibaꯑꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯩꯅꯥ ꯈꯨꯅꯨꯅꯥ ꯆꯩꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯅꯥ ꯈꯧꯅꯥ ꯅꯩꯔꯩꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯅꯩaduna leireina khununa cheina leina khouna neireina paneBut this is just too hard for me.
- ꯅꯪꯒꯤꯂꯥꯅꯤ Nangilanbiꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯨꯡꯅꯥ ꯈꯪꯅꯗꯨꯅꯥ ꯂꯩꯔꯩꯅꯥ ꯄꯥꯅꯩ, ꯑꯄꯪꯕ ꯅꯠꯇꯩmasi nungna khangnaduna leireina pane, apangba nattayIt's just hard to understand, not stupid.
