palám-palám

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Macanese

Etymology

Apparently from Malay pala-pala (“out and out”),[1] although reason for nasalization is unclear. Possibly influenced by Malay palang (“cross shape”), where old windows and shutters used in Macau and/or the movement of arms when opening two windows simultaneously may have given the impression of a cross shape.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈɫaŋ paˈɫaŋ/

Adverb

palám-palám

  1. completely, fully[2]
    abrí janela palám-palám ― open the window(s) completely

References

  1. ^ Batalha, Graciete Nogueira (1988) “palã-palã”, in Glossário do dialecto macaense: notas linguísticas, etnográficas e folclóricas [Glossary of the Macanese dialect: linguistic, ethnographic and folkloric notes], Macau: Instituto Cultural de Macau, page 503
  2. ^ https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm
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