naçám

See also: naçam, nācām, and நாசம்

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese nação.

Noun

naçám

1. nation (country)

   envegonhâ naçám ― to disgrace the nation

2. nation, race (group of people sharing aspects of language, culture and/or ethnicity)

   Masqui seza preto, sam nossa naçam.

   Even though we are black, that is our race.

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm