# 阿媽
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āmā
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄇㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ maa$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-mâ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ ma$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āmā
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ama
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-ma$^1$
*** Yale: ā-mā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amha
*** Palladius: ама (ama)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ maa$^1$
*** Yale: a mā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ maa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ ma$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ maː⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-mâ
*** Tâi-lô: a-mâ
*** Phofsit Daibuun: amaa
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mã²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ mã²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mã¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ ma$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a mâ
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ ma⁵⁵/

##### Noun

阿媽
* (regional) mom; mum; mummy
* (regional) woman servant, amah

###### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 母, 娘 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 媽, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 媽媽, 母親, 額娘 dated, Manchus |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 媽媽, 媽, 老媽 <> |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 媽媽, 娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 𫰎 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 媽 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 媽, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 媽媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 媽 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 媽, 娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 媽, 媽兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 媽媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 嬤 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 母親, 媽, 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 阿媽, 媽媽, 姆媽 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 媽媽, 娘, 大兒, 母親 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 媽, 母親, 媽媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 媽, 媽媽, 老媽 <>, 母親 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 媽媽 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 媽媽, 媽, 老娘 <>, 阿娘 Hui, 阿娘子 used with minorities, 母親 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 媽媽, 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 姆媽, 媽媽, 老娘 <>, 黎山老 slang, 孟子見 dated slang, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘, 大老 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 母親, 媽媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 母親, 媽媽, 娘, 姆媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 媽, 老媽 <>, humorous |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 母兒, 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 媽媽, 嬸嬸 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 阿媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 媽, 媽媽, 母親 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 阿媽, 媽, 娘老 <>, 老媽子 <>, 娘, 母親 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 姆媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 阿媽, 媽媽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 媽, 姆媽, 娘 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 媽媽, 姆媽, 老娘 <>, 母親 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 母親, 媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 姆媽, 娘嬭 dated, 母親 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 媽媽, 姆媽 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 媽, 媽爺 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 大, 娘 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 媽咪, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽打, 老母 <>, 老媽子 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 媽, 阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿奶, 阿仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 媽媽, 阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿媽, 阿嫂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿大, 阿嬸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿媽, 阿嫂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿媽, 阿嬸, 阿嫂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿大 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿奶, 阿嬸, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿嬸, 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿娘, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿媽, 阿家, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿媽, 老母 <>, 母親 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿媽, 媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿姐, 媽媽 childish, 媽咪 childish, 老母 <>, 老乸 <>, Changping |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿大, 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿媽, 老母 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 老母, 阿媽 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿奶 <> |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿媽, 老母 <> |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿媽, 老母, 媽媽 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang (Cheban) | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 阿媽, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Meilu) | 老母 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 媽媽, 阿媽, 媽, 老乸 <>, 老娘 <>, 老媽子 <> |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 媽媽, 阿奶, 阿嬸, 俺乸 <> |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 媽媽 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 媽媽, 老奶 <> |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 阿媽, 阿奶, 阿娘 <> |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 媽媽, 阿媽, 阿嬸, 老媽 <> |
| Cantonese | Danzhou | 母 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽咪, 老媽子 <> |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Gan | Nanchang | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 姆媽, 娘老子 <> |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿姆, 阿嫲, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿媽, 哀哩 <> |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿媽, 阿奶 <> |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿姆, 媽 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿嫲, 阿娘, 阿姆, 哀哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿媽, 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿娘 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 嫲, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 哀子, 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿姆, 哀子 <> |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿姆, 阿嬸 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 姆, 媽 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Raoping (Xinfeng) | 阿姨, 阿禾 <> |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Changting | 姆媽, 姆娓, 哀哩 <> |
| Hakka | Wuping | 姆姆, 依呀, 哀哩 <> |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 哀哩 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 姆, 哀子 <> |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 姆, 哀 <> |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 姆媽, 母 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 姆, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 姐 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 姆媽, 哀 <>, 乳子 <> |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 姆媽, 哀 <> |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 嫫, 姐佬 <> |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 姆㜷 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 嬤 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 姐佬, 姆姆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿姆, 唔媽, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿姆, 哀 <> |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿姆, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿依, 哀仔 <> |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿媽, 阿姆 <> |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 奶 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 老母, 老哀, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿媽, 哀子 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿嬸, 阿奶, 阿嫂, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 哀子 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿媽, 哀子, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿媽, 哀 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 娘, 嫂 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿姆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿姆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 姆, 娘 <> |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 姆媽, 媽媽, 阿姨 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 媽, 媽媽 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Jin | Datong | 母親, 媽 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 波哇, 波波呀, 呀波呀, 波, 波波 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 母親, 媽 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 娘, 媽 |
| Jin | Linhe | 母親, 媽媽, 媽 |
| Jin | Jining | 媽媽 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 母親, 媽媽 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 母親, 娘 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 母親, 媽媽, 媽, 娘 |
| Jin | Handan | 母親, 娘 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 娘 |
| Jin | Suide | 媽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 依呀, 媽媽, 奶 <> |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依媽, 依奶, 娘嬭 <> |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 奶, 依奶, 媽媽, 依娜, 娘嬭 <> |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依奶, 娘嬭 <> |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 媽媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿母, 阿母仔, 母仔, 阿媽, 阿娘, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <> |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 老母 <>, 俺母仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 阿娘, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Hui'an | 阿娘 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿母, 母仔, 咉奶, 嘔傴 euphemistic, 老母 <>, 娘嬭 <>, 豬母 <>, humorous |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿母, 阿娘, 媽媽, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 卡桑, 阿母仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿母, 阿娘, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿母, 阿娘, 姨仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 媽媽, 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 歐卡桑, 阿母, 俺娘仔, 娘嬭, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 媽媽, 阿娘, 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俺娘仔, 老母 <>, 俺母 <> |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿母, 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿母, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 媽媽, 媽, 阿母, 母仔, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿媽, 阿娘, 阿姈, 阿嬡 <> |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿姈, 阿母, 嬡 <>, 母 <> |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽, 嬡 <>, 母 <> |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 阿娘, 阿姈 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媽, 媽媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽, 媽媽, 媽 <> |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 阿嬡, 母 <>, 老母 <> |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 嬭, 嫂 dated, 姨 dated, 母 <>, 尼母 <>, 尼姨 <>, dated, 尼嫂 <>, dated |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 阿媽, 阿姐, 阿娘 dated, 阿嫂 dated, 母 <> |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 媽媽, 媽, 老母 <>, 媽咪 <> |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 媽, 阿嫂, 阿嬸, 阿媼 dated, 老娘 <> |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 母親, 嬸 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Suzhou | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Danyang | 媽, 娘 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 姆媽, 媽媽, 娘 <> |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿姆, 姆媽, 阿娘 <>, 老娘 <> |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 阿媽, 阿奶, 奶 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Changsha | 媽媽, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Loudi | 依爺, 姆媽, 娘老子, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 姆媽, 娘 <> |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 姆媽 new-style, 娭毑 old-style, 娘 <>, 娘老倌 <>, 娘老倌子 <> |
| Note | <> - non-face-to-face | <> - non-face-to-face |

##### Derived terms

* 阿媽係女人 / 阿妈系女人
* 阿媽都唔認得 / 阿妈都唔认得

#### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): āmā, āmà
    (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄇㄚ, ㄚ ㄇㄚˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ maa$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): a-má
    (Teochew, Peng'im): a$^1$ ma$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āmā
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ama
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-ma$^1$
*** Yale: ā-mā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amha
*** Palladius: ама (ama)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/
** (imitating Min Nan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āmà
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄚˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: amà
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-ma$^4$
*** Yale: ā-mà
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amah
*** Palladius: ама (ama)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ mä⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ maa$^5$
*** Yale: a máh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ maa$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ ma$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ maː¹³/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$阿媽 / 阿妈 阿瑪 / 阿玛 阿馬 / 阿马
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: a-má
*** Tâi-lô: a-má
*** Phofsit Daibuun: amar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /a³³ mã⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /a⁴⁴⁻²² mã⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /a⁴⁴⁻³³ mã⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: a$^1$ ma$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: a má
*** Sinological IPA : /a³³⁻²³ ma⁵²/

##### Noun

阿媽
* (chiefly Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Eastern Min, Zhao'an Hakka) grandmother
* (Southern Min) elderly woman

###### Hyponyms

* (grandmother):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 祖母 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 奶奶, 阿嬤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 奶奶 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 奶奶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 奶奶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 婆, 婆婆 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 奶, 婆 suburbs, 拿拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 奶奶, 阿奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 拿拿 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 奶奶, 阿奶 Hui |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 婆婆, 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 太, 奶奶, 婆婆 dated |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 太太, 奶奶, 老太太 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 奶, 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 婆, 奶, 阿奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Shanglin (Sanli) | 婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 奶奶, 奶, 吾奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 奶奶, 太太 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 阿嫲, 嫲 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhuliao, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zhongluotan, Baiyun) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiufo, Huangpu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 阿人 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲, 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿媽, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Dapeng) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 吾妣 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 阿嫲, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 阿婆, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Fengkai (Nanfeng) | 婆 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 阿娘 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Wuchuan (Wuyang) | 奶, 阿奶 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿婆, 婆, 奶奶 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 阿嫲, 嫲嫲 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 阿嫲 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 婆婆, 奶奶 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 姆媽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Shuikou; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Hengli; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Pingshan; Bendihua) | 阿嫲, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Pingling; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longmen (Luxi; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Zhengguo, Zengcheng) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Wuguishan) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 阿婆, 祖婆 |
| Hakka | Zijin (Guzhu; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Sidu; Bendihua) | 阿濟 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 阿濟 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Zhongxin; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Matou; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Xinfeng (Daxi; Bendihua) | 阿嫲 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 阿嬤 |
| Hakka | Changting | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 阿姐, 媽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 媽媽 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 婆婆, 婆, 婆奶 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 奶奶, 奶 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 奶奶, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 姐姐 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 奶奶 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿婆, 阿嬤 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿婆, 阿奶 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿嬤, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 阿婆, 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 阿媽 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 阿婆 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 婦, 阿婦 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 奶奶, 老姨 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 老婄, 婄 |
| Huizhou | Xiuning | 阿婄, 婄, 奶兒, 阿奶 |
| Huizhou | Yixian | 老婦兒 |
| Huizhou | Qimen | 嫗兒, 娪娭 |
| Huizhou | Wuyuan | 婆婆 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 媽媽 |
| Huizhou | Dexing | 娘 |
| Huizhou | Jingde | 奶奶 |
| Huizhou | Shitai (Xianyu) | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 娘娘 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 娘娘啊, 呀娘, 娘娘 |
| Jin | Linhe | 娘娘 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 奶奶 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 娘娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 奶奶, 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 阿媽 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 嫲老 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 媽老 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 阿老 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 媽媽 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 媽媽, 阿大 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 婆 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 婆 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 阿婆 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 阿婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 阿媽 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 依媽 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 俺媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 阿媽, 引媽, 媽仔, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 俺媽, 引媽 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 阿媽, 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 阿媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 俺媽, 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 引媽 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping | 媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangping (Yongfu) | 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Datian | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 阿媽, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 媽, 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 內媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 尼奶, 尼媽, 奶, 媽 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 奶, 婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 阿媽 face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face, 媽 non-face-to-face, 婆 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 阿媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 阿媽 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 俺媽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Sanyuan) | 婆媽 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 俺媽 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 婆 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 婆, 阿婆 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 奶, 阿奶, 奶奶, 太婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 奶奶 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 阿嫲 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 阿婆 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 嫲 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 姐 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 姐 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 阿姐 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 姐 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 姐 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 爾奶, 阿奶, 奶奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 裡婆, 親婆, 婆, 阿婆, 婆阿 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 好婆, 好親婆, 親婆 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 親娘 |
| Wu | Danyang | 嫚嫚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 奶奶 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 阿娘 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 娘娘, 祖婆, 祖婆娘, 阿娘 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 媽媽 |
| Wu | Jinhua (Tangxi) | 媽媽 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 娭毑 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 娭毑 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 佳婆, 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 奶奶 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 奶奶 |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 外祖母, 外王母 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 外祖母 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 姥姥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 外婆, 阿嬤 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 姥姥, 姥兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 姥姥, 姥兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 姥姥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 姥姥, 姥兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 姥兒, 姥姥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 姥娘 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 姥姥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 姥娘 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 姥, 姥母 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 姥娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 姥姥, 婆兒婆兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 舅廈娘 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 姥娘, 姥姥 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 外奶, 舅家奶, 舅奶, 外婆 suburbs, 外拿 Hui |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 外奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 外奶奶 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 舅奶, 舅奶奶, 外奶, 外奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 奶奶, 外奶奶, 姥姥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 外奶奶, 姥姥 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 奶奶, 外奶奶 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 外奶奶 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 外婆, 家婆, 家家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 家家 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 婆婆, 外婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 婆婆, 外婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 婆婆 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 外婆, 婆, 阿婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 婆婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 婆婆 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 外婆奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 外奶奶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 家婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 阿婆 face-to-face, 婆婆, 外婆 non-face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 外婆 non-face-to-face, 阿婆 face-to-face |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 姐婆 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 姐婆 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinjiao, Haizhu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longxi, Liwan) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huangpu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Xinshi, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Shijing, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Jiangcun, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Longgui, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Renhe, Baiyun) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 遠婆 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 祖婆 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 子婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 祖婆 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 祖婆 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 阿婆, 外婆, 婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 婆大 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 姊婆, 阿婆 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 阿婆, 婆婆, 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 阿婆, 婆婆 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 外嫲 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 外婆 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 阿婆 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 阿婆 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 外阿婆, 外婆, 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Meilin) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 小婆 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 外媽 |
| Hakka | Changting | 婆則 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 外娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 外娭姐 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 外阿婆 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 外子媽 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 婆婆 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 外阿婆, 阿婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 外阿婆 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 姐嬤 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 外媽 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 外婆 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 姐婆 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 阿姐 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 外婆 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 外婆 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 外婆 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 娘娘, 姥娘, 姥姥 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 婆婆 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 姥姥啊, 呀姥, 姥姥 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Linhe | 姥娘 |
| Jin | Jining | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Baotou | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 姥姥 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 姥姥, 姥娘 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 畲嫲, 嫲嫲, 外婆 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 畲嫲 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 婆 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 婆奶 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 外婆 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 婆婆 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 外婆 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 阿婆, 畲嫲 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 外媽 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 娘婆 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 外婆 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 阿媽, 俺媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 媽仔, 俺媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 外家媽 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 阿媽, 咉媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 外媽, 阿媽 GT |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 外媽, 俺媽 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 阿媽, 媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 俺媽, 阿媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Shangdu) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 外婆 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Ho Chi Minh City (Teochew) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 阿媽, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 外家祖婆 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 外婆 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 媽, 阿媽, 婆, 外家媽, 外家婆, 外媽 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 阿婆 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 外頭媽 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 外頭媽 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 婆 face-to-face, 外家婆 non-face-to-face |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 阿婆, 外婆 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 外婆, 外婆爾奶, 爾奶 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 親婆, 外婆, 阿婆 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 外婆 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 舅婆 |
| Wu | Danyang | 婆婆 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 外婆 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 外婆 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 外婆娘, 外婆 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 外婆, 婆婆 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Xiangtan | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Hengyang | 外婆 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 外婆 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |

##### Proper noun

阿媽
* (Hong Kong, chiefly Tanka Cantonese, Weitou Cantonese, Hakka, religion) An epithet of the Fujianese sea goddess Mazu - 媽祖／妈祖 (Māzǔ).

### Etymology 2

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

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): àmā, āmā
    (Zhuyin): ㄚˋ ㄇㄚ, ㄚ ㄇㄚ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): aa$^3$ maa$^5$ / aa$^3$ maa$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: àmā → àma (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄚˋ ㄇㄚ → ㄚˋ ˙ㄇㄚ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: àmå
*** Wade–Giles: a$^4$-ma$^5$
*** Yale: à-ma
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ah.mha
*** Palladius: ама (ama)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵¹ mä⁵⁵/ → /ˀä⁵¹ mä¹/
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: āmā
*** Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄇㄚ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: ama
*** Wade–Giles: a$^1$-ma$^1$
*** Yale: ā-mā
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: amha
*** Palladius: ама (ama)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀä⁵⁵ mä⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: aa$^3$ maa$^5$ / aa$^3$ maa$^1$
*** Yale: a máh / a mā
*** Cantonese Pinyin: aa$^3$ maa$^5$ / aa$^3$ maa$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: a$^3$ ma$^5$ / a$^3$ ma$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /aː³³ maː¹³/, /aː³³ maː⁵⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$阿媽 / 阿妈 阿瑪 / 阿玛 阿馬 / 阿马

#### Noun

阿媽
* (historical) Alternative form of 阿瑪 / 阿玛 (àma, “dad, daddy, father in Mongolian, Jurchen or Manchu contexts”)

### References

* "阿媽" at Moedict.tw
* 周樹佳 (2009) 香港諸神——起源、廟宇與崇拜, page 49.