"Macau" meaning in Portuguese

See Macau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /maˈkaw/ [Brazil], [maˈkaʊ̯] [Brazil], /mɐˈkaw/ [Portugal] Audio: LL-Q5146 (por)-NMaia-Macau.wav
Rhymes: -aw Etymology: From a southern seaward variety of Chinese, possibly Hokkien, possibly either 媽閣/妈阁 (Má Koh) or 媽港/妈港 (Má Káng), short for 阿媽港/阿妈港 (A-má Káng), from 阿媽/阿妈 (a-má, “grandma Mazu, patron goddess of sailors”) + 港 (káng, “port”), both referring to the A-Ma Temple (媽閣廟/妈阁庙) or Templo de A-Má in Portuguese, built in 1488 before the city of Macau came into being. The initial ⟨A⟩ was likely elided due to misconstruing with Portuguese a (“towards; to; at; in”). Compare Spanish Macán, Japanese 媽港(マカオ) (makao), Latin Machao. Etymology templates: {{bor|pt|zh|-}} Chinese, {{bor|pt|nan-hbl|-}} Hokkien, {{zh-l|媽閣|tr=Má Koh}} 媽閣/妈阁 (Má Koh), {{zh-l|媽港|tr=Má Káng}} 媽港/妈港 (Má Káng), {{zh-l|阿媽港|tr=A-má Káng}} 阿媽港/阿妈港 (A-má Káng), {{zh-l|阿媽|a-má|grandma Mazu, patron goddess of sailors}} 阿媽/阿妈 (a-má, “grandma Mazu, patron goddess of sailors”), {{zh-l|港|káng|port}} 港 (káng, “port”), {{zh-l|媽閣廟}} 媽閣廟/妈阁庙, {{ncog|pt|a|t=towards; to; at; in}} Portuguese a (“towards; to; at; in”), {{cog|es|Macán}} Spanish Macán, {{cog|ja|-}} Japanese, {{ja-r|媽港|マカオ}} 媽港(マカオ) (makao), {{cog|la|Machao}} Latin Machao Head templates: {{head|pt|proper noun|||g=m|g2=|g3=|head=}} Macau m, {{pt-proper noun|m}} Macau m
  1. Macau (a city and special administrative region of China) Wikipedia link: A-Ma Temple Tags: masculine Categories (place): Cities in China, Macau, Places in China, Special administrative regions of China Derived forms: macaense
    Sense id: en-Macau-pt-name-DAiKprAH Categories (other): Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Synonyms: Macao, Macão, Maquão, Maçhoam, Machoam (alt: a-elided) [obsolete], Ama Cuão, amaquan, Amacao, Amacão, Amacuão, Amaquão, Amangão, Amagão, Amaquam [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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