em

Portuguese

/ɐ̃j̃/, /ẽj̃/

preposition
Definitions
  • in; inside; within contained by
  • on; on top of located just above the surface of
  • in; at located in a location
  • in part of, a member of
  • in; into; inside towards the inside of
  • indicates the target of an action
  • in pertaining to the particular thing
  • in immediately after a period of time
  • in; during within a period of time
  • at; in in a state of
  • in indicates means, medium, format, genre or instrumentality
  • in indicates a language, script, tone etc. of writing, speaking etc.
  • in wearing
  • (slang) indicates that the object deserves a given punishment

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese en inherited from Latin in (in, into, not, towards, un-, without, inside, lacking, against, to) inherited from Proto-Italic *en (in) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₁én (in, down, produce).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₁én

Gloss

in, down, produce

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Kanji

Emoji

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