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阿媽

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See also: 阿妈

Chinese

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation 1

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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
mother; mama
trad. (阿媽)
simp. (阿妈)

Noun
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阿媽

  1. (regional) mom; mum; mummy
  2. (regional) woman servant, amah
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Derived terms
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Pronunciation 2

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phonetic; (final part.); (interj.)
phonetic; (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
 
mother; mama
trad. (阿媽)
simp. (阿妈)
alternative forms 阿嬤阿嬷
俺媽俺妈
俺嬤俺嬷
阿罵阿骂 (āmà) Taiwan; nonstandard

Noun
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阿媽

  1. (chiefly Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Zhao'an Hakka) grandmother
  2. (Southern Min) elderly woman
Hyponyms
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  • (grandmother):
Proper noun
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阿媽

  1. (Hong Kong, chiefly Tanka Cantonese, Weitou Cantonese, Hakka, religion) An epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu - 媽祖妈祖 (Māzǔ).

Etymology 2

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phonetic
trad. (阿媽)
simp. (阿妈)
alternative forms 阿馬阿马
阿瑪阿玛

From Jurchen [Term?] or Manchu ᠠᠮᠠ (ama).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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阿媽

  1. (historical) Alternative form of 阿瑪 / 阿玛 (àma, dad, daddy, father in Mongolian, Jurchen or Manchu contexts)

References

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  • "阿媽" at Moedict.tw
  • 周樹佳 (2009) 香港諸神——起源、廟宇與崇拜, page 49.