阿娘
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
mother; young lady | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿娘) | 阿 | 娘 | |
| simp. #(阿娘) | 阿 | 娘 | |
Pronunciation 1
Noun
阿娘
- (dialectal Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Huaining Gan, Xiayang Northern Min, Southern Min, Jinxiang Wu, Chenxi Xiang) mother
- (Zhejiang Wu, Pinghua) paternal grandmother
- (Fuqing Eastern Min, Leizhou Min) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (Chixi Taishanese) mother-in-law (wife's mother)
- (Du'an Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Zhejiang Wu) paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
- (dialectal Hakka) paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)
- (dialectal Mandarin, Conghua Cantonese, Wu) paternal aunt (father's sister)
- (Yunnan Mandarin, Wenzhounese) maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- (Simao Mandarin) sister-in-law (husband's younger sister)
- (Sanming) wife
- (Cantonese, dated) father's primary wife
- (Wenzhounese, dated) father's concubine
- (Northern Min) woman
- (obsolete, polite) elderly woman
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum; mother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum (non-face-to-face)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 嬸母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's younger brother)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 姑姑 (“paternal aunt (father's sister)”) [map]
Pronunciation 2
Noun
阿娘
- (Southern Min, dated) mistress (a female master)
- (Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) A term of address used by a maidservant for the mistress.
- (Malaysia and Singapore Teochew, slang) beautiful young woman
Descendants
→ English: Ah Nia
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