Makao

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Macau, from Chinese 阿媽港 / 阿妈港.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈkao/
• Rhymes: -ao
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ka‧o

Proper noun

Makao (accusative Makaon)

1. Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)

Romanization

Makao

1. Rōmaji transcription of マカオ

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese Macao, from a southern seaward variety of Chinese.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɐˈkɑː.ɔ]
• Hyphenation: Ma‧ka‧o

Proper noun

Makão m (uncountable, indeclinable, demonym makaojiẽtis, female demonym makaojiẽtė) stress pattern 1

1. Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)

Further reading

• “Valdų ir kraštų gyventojų pavadinimai”, in Valstybinė lietuvių kalbos komisija (in Lithuanian), 2024 September 2 (last accessed)
• Makao in Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija (Universal Lithuanian Encyclopedia)

Proper noun

Makao m (Cyrillic spelling Макао)

1. Macau (a city, special administrative region, and peninsula in China, west of Hong Kong)