autoajuda

Catalan

Etymology

From auto- +‎ ajuda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˌaw.tu.əˈʒu.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˌaw.to.əˈʒu.ðə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˌaw.to.aˈd͡ʒu.ða]

Noun

autoajuda f (uncountable)

1. self-help

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• auto-ajuda (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From auto- +‎ ajuda.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.aˈʒu.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.aˈʒu.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.aˈʒu.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.aˈʒu.dɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tu.aˈʒu.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.tu.aˈʒu.dɐ], /ˌaw.to.aˈʒu.dɐ/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.aˈʒu.dɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.to.aˈʒu.da/ [ˌaʊ̯.to.aˈʒu.da]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌaw.tɔ.ɐˈʒu.dɐ/ [ˌaw.tɔ.ɐˈʒu.ðɐ]

Noun

autoajuda f (plural autoajudas)

1. self-help (bettering oneself without relying on the assistance of others)

Further reading

• “autoajuda”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “autoajuda”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025