vegónha

Macanese

Alternative forms

• vegônha

Etymology

From Portuguese vergonha, with R-dropping (compare siviço).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛˈɡɔ.ɲa/

Noun

vegónha

1. shame

   Qui vegónha!

   What a shame!

   Ilôtro nôm têm vegónha êles

   They have no shame

Verb

vegónha

1. to be ashamed

   iou vegónha ― I am ashamed

   Nancassá vegónha, da mostrâ ― Don't be shy, show us

Related terms

• dizavegonhado (“shameless”)
• envegonhâ (“to shame”)

References

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