阿瑪

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿瑪)		阿	瑪
simp. (阿玛)		阿	玛
variant forms		阿馬／阿马阿媽／阿妈

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): àma

(Zhuyin): ㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): aa³ maa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: àma
  - Zhuyin: ㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ah.mha
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵¹ mä¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: aa³ maa⁵
  - Yale: a máh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: aa³ maa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: a³ ma⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /äː³³ mäː¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    阿媽／阿妈
    阿瑪／阿玛
    阿馬／阿马

Noun

阿瑪

(historical) dad, daddy, beloved father (chiefly for historical flavor in accounts of the Qing dynasty)

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