嫲
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Han character
嫲 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+11, 14 strokes, cangjie input 女戈木木 (VIDD), composition ⿰女麻)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 270, character 31
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 8 (in addendum), page 18, character 13
- Unihan data for U+5AF2
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 麻 (OC *mraːl).
Etymology
Cognate with 媽／妈 (mā, “mother”) (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: má
- Wade–Giles: ma2
- Yale: má
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ma
- Palladius: ма (ma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: maa4
- Yale: màh
- Cantonese Pinyin: maa4
- Guangdong Romanization: ma4
- Sinological IPA (key): /maː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mà
- Hakka Romanization System: maˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ma2
- Sinological IPA: /ma¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: ma
- Sinological IPA: /ma⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ma̿
- Sinological IPA (key): /ma³³/
- (Jian'ou)
Definitions
嫲
- (Cantonese) paternal grandmother
- (Hakka, Northern Min, suffix) female
- Antonym: 牯 (Hakka)
- (Hakka) Suffix for certain nouns, often indicating a large size.
- 勺嫲 [Sixian Hakka] ― so̍k-mà [Pha̍k-fa-sṳ] ― ladle
Synonyms
Compounds
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