panhâ
See also: panha
Macanese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Portuguese apanhar.
Verb
editpanhâ
- to get
- panhâ chapêu cubrí ― to take a hat to cover
- já panhâ subissalto ― he got a fright
- panhâ carôlo qui fundâ miolo ― to get a huge thwack (literally, “to get a hit to the head that finds the brain”)
- to gather
- to hit (a target)
- Jâ panhâ! ― It's a strike!
Usage notes
edit- Not to be confused with panha (“fine silky species of kapok produced from the seeds of the Bombax malabaricum tree”).