-óna

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Portuguese -ona.

Suffix

-óna (masculine -ám)

  1. feminine augmentative suffix
  2. suffix that forms feminine animate nouns from other parts of speech
    ‎pilizâ (“to quarrel”) + ‎-óna → ‎pilizóna (“quarrelsome woman”)

Derived terms

Macanese terms suffixed with -óna
pilizóna
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