manhã

See also: manha

Portuguese

Alternative forms

menhã (archaic, dialectal)
manham (obsolete)
menham (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese mannãa (“morning”), from Vulgar Latin *maneāna (“morning”), from Latin māne (“in the morning”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂- (“to ripen, to mature”).

Cognate with Aragonese manyana, Asturian mañana, Galician mañá, Leonese mañana, Mirandese manhana and Spanish mañana.

Pronunciation

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ˈɲɐ̃/
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Hyphenation: ma‧nhã
Rhymes: -ɐ̃

Noun

manhã f (plural manhãs)

morning

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:manhã.

Derived terms

amanhã

Descendants

Guinea-Bissau Creole: manha
Indo-Portuguese: manhão
Kabuverdianu: manhan
Macanese: manhã
Principense: manha

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