阿媽

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See also: 阿妈

Chinese

Etymology 1

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, Zhao'an 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 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.