intrâ

See also: intra, întra, intra-, and Intra

Macanese

Alternative forms

• intrá

Etymology

From Portuguese entrar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inˈtɾɐ/, /iŋˈtɾɐ/, /inˈtɾa/, /iŋˈtɾa/

Verb

intrâ

1. to enter, to get in

   Intrâ, chapâ assento ― Come in, sit down

   Siara já intrâ, iou sua bôlo já ficá vantú

   The lady came in and my cake was ruined

   Têm rê na bariga, nôm pôde intra unga fijám

   metaphor said of someone who is very arrogant

   (literally, “Has a king in the stomach, cannot enter a bean”)

2. (idiomatic) to begin

   Fichâ ôlo... intrá Quaresma,
   Abri ôlo... já vai Quaresma.

   I close my eyes, and Lent has begun,
   Open my eyes, and Lent has ended.

   Dia intrá, dia sai

   Day begins, day ends

   (literally, “Day enters, day goes out”)

Derived terms

• intrâ idade (“to get old; to age”, literally “to enter age”)

References

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