Macau
English
Map including MACAU 澳門 (AMS, 1954)
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Macau, corruption of southern Chinese 阿媽港／阿妈港, from 阿媽／阿妈 (aa3 maa1, “Mazu, a patron goddess of sailors”) + 港 (gong2, “bay, port”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈkaʊ/
- Rhymes: -aʊ
Audio (CA) (file)
Proper noun
Macau
- A Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China just west of Hong Kong, previously under Portuguese control.
- 1990, Shann Davies, Macau, Passport Books, →ISBN Invalid ISBN, page 10:
- Within 20 years, Macau had become an international city and one of the richest places on earth, thanks to investment in the cargoes shipped through the port.
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Synonyms
- Aomen (especially in the Chinese media)
Derived terms
Translations
a city just west of Hong Kong
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References
- Wu, Z., and G. Jin. "The evolution of spellings of ‘Macau’: An examination of early Portuguese and Western archival materials." Macao–cultural interaction and literary representations (2014): 3-11.
- “Macau”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Catalan
Derived terms
- macauenc
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Macao (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /maˈkaw/ [maˈkaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐˈkaw/
Audio (Brazil) (file) - Rhymes: -aw
- Hyphenation: Ma‧cau
Derived terms
Spanish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈkau/ [maˈkau̯]
- Rhymes: -au
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: Ma‧cau
- IPA(key): /maˈkaw/, [mɐˈxaʊ̯]
Proper noun
Macáu (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜃᜂ)
- Alternative spelling of Makaw
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