𠺢嘛

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Chinese

			(a modal particle)
trad. (𠺢嘛)		𠺢	嘛
simp. ^#(𠺢嘛)		𠺢	嘛
alternative forms		㗎嘛加嘛

Etymology

From 嘅 (ge3) + 吖嘛 (a1 maa3)

Pronunciation

Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ maa³

Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa¹ maa³
  - Yale: gā ma
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ maa³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ ma³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ maː³³/

Particle

𠺢嘛

(Cantonese) Final particle used to mark that the listener should agree with or should be made aware of the statement
- c. 1963, “釣魚郎”, 唐滌生 (lyrics), performed by 梁醒波 :
  
  白鱲仔會玩你𠺢嘛，你要安分守己得㗎。
  白𫚭仔会玩你𠺢嘛，你要安分守己得㗎。
  baak⁶ laap⁶ zai² wui⁵ waan^4-2 nei⁵ gaa¹ maa³, nei⁵ jiu³ on¹ fan⁶ sau² gei² dak¹ gaa².
  The whitefish will play tricks on you, right? You've just got to keep to yourself and it'll be fine.

References

“𠺢嘛”, in 粵典 (CantoWords)‎, 香港辭書有限公司 (Hong Kong Lexicography Limited), 2015–2022

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