嫲
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Translingual
Han character
嫲 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女戈木木 (VIDD), composition ⿰女麻)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 270, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 8 (in addendum), page 18, character 13
- Unihan data for U+5AF2
Chinese
trad. | 嫲 | |
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simp. # | 嫲 |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 麻 (OC *mraːl).
Pronunciation
Definitions
嫲
- (Cantonese) paternal grandmother
- (Hakka, Northern Min, suffix) female
- Antonym: 牯 (Hakka)
- (Hakka) Suffix for certain nouns, often indicating a large size.
- 勺嫲 [Sixian Hakka] ― so̍k-mà [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― ladle
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
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