ancusa

== Macanese == === Alternative forms === ancuza (common variant) === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Galician-Portuguese algũa cousa (“something, anything”), likely via an earlier form of Portuguese alguma coisa, possibly algũa cousa reduced via [alguŋa kuza] → [a uŋa kuza] → [aŋkuza]. Semantically, displaced cuza as a noun. Compare Galician algunha cousa. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aŋˈkuza/, /aŋˈkuzɐ/ === Noun === ancusa thing (a physical object, entity or situation) estunga ancusa ― this (literally, “this thing”) tudo ancusa ― everything ==== Derived terms ==== acunga ancusa estunga ancusa === Pronoun === ancusa (indefinite) something seléa ancusa ― something like this ==== Related terms ==== cuza === References ===