empê

See also: Empe

Macanese

Alternative forms

• impê

Etymology

Univerbation of Portuguese em pé (“standing”), literally “on foot”, re-analyzed as a verb.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /emˈpɛ/, /ɛmˈpɛ/, /imˈpɛ/, /eŋˈpɛ/

Verb

empê (participle empido)

1. to stand, to stand up

Usage notes

• Not used as commonly as its descended form, empido.

See also

• pê

References

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