阿哥

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 阿哥. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 阿哥, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 阿哥 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 阿哥 you have here. The definition of the word 阿哥 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of阿哥, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Chinese

phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
elder brother
simp. and trad.
(阿哥)
Wikipedia has an article on:

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Xianbei; see ().

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (28)
Final () (94) (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter 'a ka
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔa/ /ka/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Wang
Li
/ /kɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ē
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
o1 go1

Noun

阿哥

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Wu) elder brother
  2. (dialectal) a term of address for a close friend of the same age or older
  3. (dialectal, face-to-face) dad
Synonyms
  • (term of address): 大哥 (dàgē)
Descendants
  • Indonesian: akeo
  • Indonesian: engkoh

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᠠᡤᡝ (age).

Pronunciation


Noun

阿哥

  1. (Manchu term of address) son
  2. Title of a Manchu emperor's son not yet of age.
  3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) Manchu male or noble
  4. (Zhangzhou Hokkien, derogatory) effeminate man
Synonyms
Derived terms