cadunga

Macanese

Alternative forms

  • cadung'a

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.?
Proto-Hellenic *kətá
Ancient Greek κατά (katá)bor.
Latin cata
Old Galician-Portuguese cada
Portuguese cada
Macanese unga
Macanese cadunga

    From Portuguese cada (“each”) + Macanese unga (“one”). Compare Portuguese cada um, cada uma.

    Pronoun

    cadunga

    1. each
    2. everyone
    3. each one

    Synonyms

    References

    1. ^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#c
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