送嫁媽

Chinese

		to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present) to deliver; to carry; to give (as a present); to present (with); to see off; to send	marry (a husband)	mother; mama
trad. (送嫁媽)		送	嫁	媽
simp. (送嫁妈)		送	嫁	妈

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàng-kè-má

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàng-kè-má
    • Tâi-lô: sàng-kè-má
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sarngkeamar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /saŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ mã⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /saŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹⁻⁵³ mã⁵³/

Noun

送嫁媽

1. (Quanzhou and Xiamen Hokkien) woman employed to wait on the bride on her wedding day

Synonyms

• 喜娘 (xǐniáng)
• (Hokkien) 送嫁姆, 送嫁姆仔, 姆仔