阿婆
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
grandmother; matron; mother-in-law | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (阿婆) | 阿 | 婆 | |
| simp. #(阿婆) | 阿 | 婆 | |
Pronunciation
Noun
阿婆
- (Southwestern Mandarin, dialectal Cantonese, Hakka, dialectal Wu) paternal grandmother
- (Southwestern Mandarin, Cantonese, Gan, dialectal Wu, Pinghua) maternal grandmother
- (Wu) mother-in-law (husband's mother)
- (dialectal, honorific) old woman
- (Gan) midwife (female only)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 祖母 (“paternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 外祖母 (“maternal grandmother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 婆婆 (“husband's mother; mother-in-law”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 助產士 (“midwife”) [map]
Descendants
- → Macanese: apó
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