阿妗
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
wife of mother's brother | ||
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trad. (阿妗) | 阿 | 妗 | |
simp. #(阿妗) | 阿 | 妗 |
Pronunciation
Noun
阿妗
- (dialectal Cantonese, including Siyi Yue, Weitou Cantonese; dialectal Hakka; Southern Min; Puxian Min) maternal aunt (mother's sister-in-law)
- (Cantonese) sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 舅母 (“maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 弟婦 (“sister-in-law (younger brother's wife)”) [map]
Further reading
- “Entry #4557”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2023.
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