See also: Minha

Guugu Yimidhirr

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Noun

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minha

  1. meat
  2. edible animal

Macanese

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Etymology

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From Portuguese minha, feminine form of meu, from Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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minha

  1. (endearing) my
    Synonym: (regular) iou-sa
    Nom quero vai meza armuça, mas nunca deça de comê escondito minha rosca melua.
    I don't want to have lunch at the table, but I must secretly eat my crescent-shaped sweet bread.
  2. (emotional) my

Usage notes

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  • Compared to iou-sa or its variants, minha is used as a manifestation of affection or a certain emotional state, as an emotional reaction to bad news, or in the header of a letter, similar to "dear" in English.

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Macanese personal pronouns and possessives
person pronoun possessive
singular first iou, io, mi*, ieu* iou-sa, iou-sua#, minha, io-sa, io-sua#
second vôs vôs-sa, vôsso, su, vôs-sua#
third êle, êla* êle-sa, su, êle-sua#
plural first nôs, nosôtro* nôs-sa, nôsso, nôs-sua#
second vosôtro vosôtro-sa, su, vosôtro-sua#
third ilôtro, elôtro*, olôtro*, ulôtro* ilôtro-sa, su, ilôtro-sua#
reflexive
(all persons)
onçóm su, onçóm-sa*, onçóm-sua#

# Dated.   * Rare.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa, mha, mia, from Latin mea.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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minha

  1. feminine singular of meu

Pronoun

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minha

  1. feminine singular of meu

Noun

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minha

  1. feminine of meu

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Portuguese possessives
singular possessum plural possessum
masculine feminine masculine feminine
singular
possessor
first person meu minha meus minhas
second person teu tua teus tuas
third person any seu sua seus suas
m dele
f dela
plural
possessor
first person nosso nossa nossos nossas
second person vosso vossa vossos vossas
third person any seu sua seus suas
m deles
f delas