"cai" meaning in Macanese

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Verb

Etymology: From Portuguese cai, third-person singular present conjugation of cair. Compare sai for a similar phenomenon. Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|cai}} Portuguese cai Head templates: {{head|mzs|verb}} cai
  1. to fall
    Sense id: en-cai-mzs-verb-DuIlsxVc Categories (other): Macanese terms with collocations
  2. to get carried away
    Sense id: en-cai-mzs-verb-hgGhtpmP Categories (other): Macanese terms with collocations, Macanese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Macanese entries with incorrect language header: 34 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cai chuva, cai sol (english: to grow dark; to fall sun) [literally]

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "cai chuva"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "english": "to grow dark; to fall sun",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "cai sol"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "cai"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese cai",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese cai, third-person singular present conjugation of cair. Compare sai for a similar phenomenon.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "cai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(of the uterus) to prolapse (literally, “to fall womb”)",
          "text": "cai madre",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to commit a faux-pas (literally, “to fall into trouble”)",
          "text": "cai na asnéra",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to blunder (literally, “to fall into a clay dish”)",
          "text": "cai na putau",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He fell off the chair",
          "text": "Já cai de cadera",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He fell and lay sprawled on the floor",
          "text": "Já cai di cumprido na chám",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Be careful, don’t stumble! If you fall down, we will fall down with you.",
          "text": "Cuidado, nom-mestê tropeçá! Vôs cai, nôs cai juntado co vôs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall"
      ],
      "id": "en-cai-mzs-verb-DuIlsxVc",
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 66",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to lose one's temper; to become disoriented (literally, “to fall feet-hands”)",
          "text": "cai pê-mám",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to faint; to swoon (literally, “to fall without sense”)",
          "text": "cai sin sintido",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get carried away"
      ],
      "id": "en-cai-mzs-verb-hgGhtpmP",
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "carried away",
          "carried away"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cai"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Macanese lemmas",
    "Macanese terms derived from Portuguese",
    "Macanese verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "cai chuva"
    },
    {
      "english": "to grow dark; to fall sun",
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "cai sol"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "cai"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese cai",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Portuguese cai, third-person singular present conjugation of cair. Compare sai for a similar phenomenon.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "cai",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Macanese terms with collocations",
        "Macanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "(of the uterus) to prolapse (literally, “to fall womb”)",
          "text": "cai madre",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to commit a faux-pas (literally, “to fall into trouble”)",
          "text": "cai na asnéra",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to blunder (literally, “to fall into a clay dish”)",
          "text": "cai na putau",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He fell off the chair",
          "text": "Já cai de cadera",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He fell and lay sprawled on the floor",
          "text": "Já cai di cumprido na chám",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Be careful, don’t stumble! If you fall down, we will fall down with you.",
          "text": "Cuidado, nom-mestê tropeçá! Vôs cai, nôs cai juntado co vôs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to fall"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fall",
          "fall"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Macanese terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "to lose one's temper; to become disoriented (literally, “to fall feet-hands”)",
          "text": "cai pê-mám",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "to faint; to swoon (literally, “to fall without sense”)",
          "text": "cai sin sintido",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to get carried away"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "get",
          "get"
        ],
        [
          "carried away",
          "carried away"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "cai"
}

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