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 (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

• 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

See also

			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