vangueâ

Macanese

Etymology

• Apparently derived from Indo-Portuguese *bangueiro (“drunk”), itself from Hindustani (Urdu بھانگ / Hindi भाँग (bhāṅg, “cannabis”)) (compare English bhang, bangue), with alternation of /b/ and /v/.
• Also proposed is an origin of Portuguese *vanguejar (“to waver, to slip”), having shifted phonologically via [vãgˈʒa] → [vãgiˈa], although the ultimate etymology of this Portuguese term is not given, suggested by some to also possibly derive from the Hindustani term.
• Alternatively, Cantonese 暈／晕 (wan⁴, “dizzy; to faint”) +‎ -â, although this is deemed less likely. The latter may have been derived as a folk etymology, given the overlap in semantics and possible further semantic influence by the Cantonese term. Furthermore, in this case the emergence of -gue- would be unexplained.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋɐŋɡiˈ(j)a/, /ʋɐŋɡiˈ(j)ɐ/, /ʋɐŋɡeˈ(j)a/

Verb

vangueâ (past participle vangueado)

1. to feel faint, feel dizzy
2. to faint

   Synonym: ficâ vangueado

Derived terms

• vangueado (“dizzy, giddy”)