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Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese ânsia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɐŋ.sjɐ/, /ˈaŋ.sjɐ/
Noun
ânsia
- anxiety
- greed, greediness
- ânsia feo olâ ― it's bad to be greedy
Adverb
ânsia
- anxiously
- ânsia buscâ ― to search anxiously
References
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin anxia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sja/
Noun
ânsia f (plural ânsias)
- anxiety; affliction; anguish
- yearning, longing
- Clipping of ânsia de vómito.