minha

See also: Minha

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

minha

1. meat
2. edible animal

Macanese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiɲɐ/

Pronoun

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

• 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

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.

References

• https://comotavai.com/2012/02/12/pronomes-possessivos/
• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmĩ.ɲɐ/ [ˈmĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ɲa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈmi.ɲɐ/

• (Southern Portugal, unstressed) IPA^(key): [mɲɐ]

• Audio (São Paulo):

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• Audio (Northern Portugal):

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• Hyphenation: mi‧nha

Determiner

minha

1. feminine singular of meu

Pronoun

minha

1. feminine singular of meu

Noun

minha

1. feminine of meu

See also

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