estunga

Macanese

Alternative forms
  • estung'a

Etymology

Portuguese este +‎ unga. Compare cadunga for a similar formation.

Determiner

estunga (plural estunga quanto)

  1. this
    Undi já vai dizencantâ estunga chapeu?
    Where did you find this hat?
    Acunga-quanto pêsse-pêsse sâm di estunga pescadô
    Those fish are from this fisherman

Usage notes
  • Determiners ending in -unga are pluralized by adding quanto.
  • estunga cannot be used standalone as a pronoun.

Derived terms

References
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