WordTaiwan frequency #20,488
姑媽
ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ
“father's sister; aunt”
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- 媽媽ㄇㄚ ˙ㄇㄚmother; mom; mama; a respectful term for an older woman; a term for a wife or a madam in historical contexts.
- 姑娘ㄍㄨ ˙ㄋㄧㄤgirl; young woman; young lady; daughter; (archaic) paternal aunt; (archaic) concubine; (archaic) prostitute.
- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 姑姑ㄍㄨ ˙ㄍㄨpaternal aunt; father's sister; (Taiwan) a young woman; nun or Taoist nun
- 姑丈ㄍㄨ ㄓㄤˋhusband of paternal aunt; uncle by marriage (father's sister's husband).
- 舅媽ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄚwife of one's maternal uncle; aunt (by marriage on mother's side).