# 㗎

| 㗎 | U+35CE, &#13774; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-35CE |
| ← 㗍 [U+35CD] | CJK Unified Ideographs Extension A | 㗏 → [U+35CF] |

## Translingual
### Han character

㗎 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+9, 12 strokes, cangjie input 口大口木 (RKRD), composition ⿰口架)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: not present, would follow page 201, character 12
* Unihan data for U+35CE

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声) : semantic 口 (“mouth; vernacular”) + phonetic 架.

### Etymology 1

Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + 啊 (aa3, “sentence-final particle softening a statement/question”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jià (jia$^4$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jià
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jià
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^4$
*** Yale: jyà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah
*** Palladius: цзя (czja)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^3$
*** Yale: ga
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː³³/

#### Definitions

㗎 (Cantonese)
* Sentence-final particle that marks emphasis or surprise.
    咁衰㗎！ [Cantonese] ― gam$^3$ seoi$^1$ gaa$^3$! [Jyutping] ― That's awful!
* Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking information or confirmation.
       hai$^6$ m$^4$ hai$^6$ zan$^1$ gaa$^3$? [Jyutping]
       Is that true?

### Etymology 2

Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + 呀 (aa4, “sentence-final particle expressing disapproval, doubt or surprise”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^4$
*** Yale: gàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː²¹/

#### Definitions

㗎 (Cantonese)
* Sentence-final particle used in a question seeking confirmation.
    真係㗎？／真系㗎？ [Cantonese] ― zan$^1$ hai$^6$ gaa$^4$? [Jyutping] ― Really?
* Sentence-final particle used in a rhetorical question.
       nei$^5$ dong$^1$ ngo$^5$ so$^4$ gaa$^4$? [Jyutping]
       You think I am dumb?

### Etymology 3

Contraction of 嘅 (ge3, “affirmative sentence-final particle”) + 吖 (aa1, “sentence-final particle in a lively sentence”) (Matthews and Yip, 2011).

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^2$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^2$
*** Yale: gá
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː³⁵/

#### Definitions

㗎 (Cantonese)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
       mou$^5$ lei$^5$ jau$^4$ keoi$^5$ wui$^5$ tau$^1$ je$^5$ gaa$^2$. [Jyutping]
       No way would he steal.
       nei$^5$ jiu$^3$ jiu$^1$ cing$^2$ jan$^4$ sin$^1$ wui$^5$ jau$^5$ jan$^4$ lai$^4$ gaa$^2$. [Jyutping]
       You have to invite people for people to come.

### Etymology 4

There are two theories:
* From the common Japanese particle か (ka).
* From the second syllable of Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “fool; idiot”), used by Japanese soldiers during the Sino–Japanese War.

#### Pronunciation

* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa$^4$
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaa$^4$
*** Yale: gàh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaa$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ga$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaː²¹/

#### Definitions

㗎
* (Cantonese, derogatory, ethnic slur, attributive) Japanese; Jap

#### Compounds

* 㗎仔
* 㗎佬
* 㗎妹
* 㗎文
* 㗎話／㗎话
* 㗎頭／㗎头

## Korean
### Hanja

㗎 (eumhun 음역자 가 (eumyeokja ga))
* a transliteration sinogram