阿媽

See also: 阿妈

Chinese

Pronunciation 1

 
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
mother; mama
trad. (阿媽)
simp. (阿妈)


Noun

阿媽

  1. (regional) mom; mum; mummy
  2. (regional) woman servant, amah
Synonyms
Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

 
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
mother; mama
trad. (阿媽)
simp. (阿妈)
alternative forms 阿嬤阿嬷
俺媽俺妈
俺嬤俺嬷
阿罵阿骂 (āmà) Taiwan; nonstandard


Noun

阿媽

  1. (chiefly Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Yunlin Hakka) grandmother
  2. (Southern Min) elderly woman
Hyponyms
  • (grandmother):
Proper noun

阿媽

  1. (Hong Kong, chiefly Tanka Cantonese, Weitou Cantonese, Hakka, religion) An epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu - 媽祖妈祖 (Māzǔ).

Etymology 2

phonetic
trad. (阿媽)
simp. (阿妈)
alternative forms 阿馬阿马
阿瑪阿玛

From Jurchen [Term?] or Manchu ᠠᠮᠠ (ama).

Pronunciation


Noun

阿媽

  1. (historical) Alternative form of 阿瑪阿玛 (àma, dad, daddy, father in Mongolian, Jurchen or Manchu contexts)

References

  • "阿媽" at Moedict.tw
  • 周樹佳 (2009) 香港諸神——起源、廟宇與崇拜, page 49.
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