otrunga

Macanese

Alternative forms

  • otrung'a

Etymology

ôtro +‎ unga, where ôtro derives from Portuguese outro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔˈtru.ŋa/

Determiner

otrunga (plural otrunga quanto)

  1. other (not the one previously referred to)
    otrunga dia ― the other day
    otrunga vánda ― the other side
  2. another (one more; not the same)

Usage notes

  • Determiners ending in -unga are pluralized by adding quanto.
  • ôtro is very rarely used in modern Macanese, except in fixed phrases such as trás di ôtro (“one after another”).

Pronoun

otrunga

  1. other one (not the one previously referred to)
  2. another (one more; not the same one)
    Unga careta já choncâ na otrunga
    One car bumped into another

See also

  • otróra (“long ago, formerly”)

References

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