阿母
Chinese
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.) phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people |
female; mother | ||
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simp. and trad. (阿母) |
阿 | 母 |
Pronunciation
Noun
阿母
- (chiefly Southern Min) mother
- (Cantonese) co-sister-in-law (wife of husband's elder brother)
- (Dongguan Cantonese) maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother)
- amah; nurse
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum; mother”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 媽媽 (“mum (non-face-to-face)”) [map]
Dialectal synonyms of 舅母 (“maternal aunt (wife of mother's brother)”) [map]
References
- “Entry #4540”, 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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