阿嬤
āmā
ㄚ ㄇㄚ
Simplified 阿嬷
- 1(Tw) grandma (also used to refer to or address an elderly woman) (from Taiwanese 阿媽, Tai-lo pr. [a-má])
In Taiwan
Grandma, from Taiwanese, and the usual affectionate word for any elderly woman — 夜市阿嬤, 阿嬤的味道. The grandfather counterpart is 阿公.
Example
這是阿嬤煮的滷肉飯。
zhè shì āmā zhǔ de lǔròu fàn
This is the braised pork rice my grandma made.