destunga

Macanese

Alternative forms

• destung'a

Etymology

From Portuguese deste +‎ unga. By surface analysis, di +‎ estunga.

Contraction

destunga (uncommon)

1. contraction of di +‎ estunga, literally “of/from this”

   destunga manêra, destunga laia ― in this way (literally, “of this way”)

References

• https://www.macaneselibrary.org/pub/english/uipatua.htm#d