WordTaiwan frequency #17,568
姨媽
ㄧˊ ㄇㄚ
“mother's sister; aunt; also common colloquial term for menstruation/period”
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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.
- 媽祖ㄇㄚ ㄗㄨˇMatsu, a sea goddess widely worshipped in southeastern China and Southeast Asia; affectionately called "Heavenly Holy Mother" in folk religion.
- 阿姨ㄚ ㄧˊmaternal aunt; stepmother; childcare worker; nursemaid; woman of similar age to one's parents (term of address used by child)
- 舅媽ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄚwife of one's maternal uncle; aunt (by marriage on mother's side).