ânsia

See also: ansia, ansía, ansiá, and ànsia

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese ânsia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɐŋ.sjɐ/, /ˈaŋ.sjɐ/

Noun

ânsia

  1. anxiety
  2. greed, greediness
    ânsia feo olâ ― it's bad to be greedy

Adverb

ânsia

  1. anxiously
    ânsia buscâ ― to search anxiously

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin anxia.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.ɐ/ [ˈɐ̃.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɐ̃.si.a/ [ˈɐ̃.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ˈɐ̃.sja/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃siɐ, (faster pronunciation) -ɐ̃sjɐ
  • Hyphenation: ân‧si‧a

Noun

ânsia f (plural ânsias)

  1. anxiety; affliction; anguish
  2. yearning, longing
  3. clipping of ânsia de vómito
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