minha

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word minha. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word minha, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say minha in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word minha you have here. The definition of the word minha will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofminha, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
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

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese mĩa, mia, from Latin mea.

Pronunciation

 

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
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia