See also: Minha

Guugu Yimidhirr edit

Noun edit

minha

  1. meat
  2. edible animal

Macanese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

Pronoun edit

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 edit

  • 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.

See also edit

Macanese personal pronouns (edit)
Person Singular Possessive Plural Possessive Reflexive Possessive
First iou, io, mi*, ieu* iou-sa, iou-sua#, minha, io-sa, io-sua# nôs, nosôtro* nôs-sa, nôsso, nôs-sua# onçóm su, onçóm-sa*, onçóm-sua#
Second vôs vôs-sa, vôsso, su, vôs-sua# vosôtro vosôtro-sa, su, vosôtro-sua#
Third êle, êla* êle-sa, su, êle-sua# ilôtro, elôtro*, olôtro*, ulôtro* ilôtro-sa, su, ilôtro-sua#

#: dated.
*: rare.

References edit

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

  • Hyphenation: mi‧nha
  • (file)

Determiner edit

minha

  1. feminine singular of meu

Pronoun edit

minha

  1. feminine singular of meu

See also edit

Possessee
Singular Plural
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Possessor Singular First person meu minha meus minhas
Second person teu tua teus tuas
Third person seu sua seus suas
Plural First person nosso nossa nossos nossas
Second person vosso vossa vossos vossas
Third person seu sua seus suas
See also: Appendix:Possessive#Portuguese