伯母
Chinese
father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address |
female; mother | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (伯母) |
伯 | 母 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): baak3 mou5
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'bet6 mu3
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7paq-m; 7paq-mu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bómǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bómǔ
- Wade–Giles: po2-mu3
- Yale: bwó-mǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bormuu
- Palladius: бому (bomu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak3 mou5
- Yale: baak móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak8 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: bag3 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚³ mou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-bú
- Tâi-lô: pik-bú
- Phofsit Daibuun: pekbuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ bu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piak-bió
- Tâi-lô: piak-bió
- Phofsit Daibuun: piakbioir
- IPA (Quanzhou): /piak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bio⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-bó
- Tâi-lô: pik-bó
- Phofsit Daibuun: pekboir
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁵ bo⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: bêh4 bho2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: peh bó
- Sinological IPA (key): /peʔ²⁻⁴ bo⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Wu
Noun
伯母
- paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)
- (polite) A term of address to a woman who is roughly the same age as one's mother, especially the mother of one's friend or colleague.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 伯母 (“paternal aunt (wife of father's elder brother)”) [map]
Related terms
- 伯父 (bófù)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 伯 | 母 |
| お Grade: S |
は > ば Grade: 2 |
| irregular | |
From 小 (o, “little”) + 母 (ha, “mother”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓). Compare 小母 (oba).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
伯母 • (oba)
- an aunt (parent’s sister or sister-in-law) older than one's parent
Usage notes
- This term is spelled in hiragana when referring to non-age-specific relatives.
See also
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 伯 | 母 |
| はく Grade: S |
ぼ Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
From Chinese 伯母 (bómǔ, “paternal aunt”).
Pronunciation
Noun
伯母 • (hakubo)
- an aunt (a parent’s sister or sister-in-law)