na-más

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Univerbation of Portuguese não mais. By surface analysis, nâm +‎ más. Compare Asturian namás, Catalan només, Romanian numai, Spanish nomás.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /naˈmas/, /naˈmaʃ/

Adverb

na-más

  1. no more
    Unga istánti na-más. ― In no more than an instant.
  2. only, just
    Iou querê unchinho na-más.
    I only want a tiny bit.

References
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