"mestê" meaning in Macanese

See mestê in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: nomestê [negative]
Etymology: From Portuguese mester (“necessary”), from Old Galician-Portuguese mester. Alternative form derives from Portuguese há mester (“there is necessity”). Etymology templates: {{der|mzs|pt|mester|t=necessary}} Portuguese mester (“necessary”), {{der|mzs|roa-opt|mester}} Old Galician-Portuguese mester, {{der|mzs|pt|há mester|t=there is necessity}} Portuguese há mester (“there is necessity”) Head templates: {{head|mzs|predicative|negative|nomestê}} mestê (negative nomestê)
  1. it is needed, it is necessary Wikipedia link: zh-yue:澳門文化局 Tags: predicative Synonyms: amestê Derived forms: nomestê
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