panhâ

See also: panha

Macanese

Alternative forms

• panhá, apanhâ

Etymology

From Portuguese apanhar.

Verb

panhâ

1. to get

   panhâ chapêu cubrí ― to take a hat to cover

   já panhâ subissalto ― he got a fright

   panhâ carôlo qui fundâ miolo ― to get a huge thwack (literally, “to get a hit to the head that finds the brain”)

2. to gather
3. to hit (a target)

   Jâ panhâ! ― It's a strike!

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with panha (“fine silky species of kapok produced from the seeds of the Bombax malabaricum tree”).

References

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