月娘

More information moon; month, mother; young lady ...

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ge̍h-niû / ge̍rh-niû / goe̍h-niô͘ / goe̍h-niû / goe̍h-niâu

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghuêh⁸ niê⁵ / ghuêh⁸ nio⁵

(Leizhou, Leizhou Pinyin): bhue⁶ nio⁵

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Jinjiang, Taipei, Wanhua, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍h-niû
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍h-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: geqniuu
  - IPA (Jinjiang): /ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Philippines): /ɡe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niu²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Nan'an, Hui'an, Tong'an, Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Hsinchu, Wuqi, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ge̍rh-niû
  - Tâi-lô: ge̍rh-niû
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡə(ʔ)²⁴⁻² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Tong'an): /ɡə(ʔ)⁵³⁻¹ niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Lukang): /ɡə(ʔ)³⁵⁻² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /ɡə(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴/
  - IPA (Nan'an, Hui'an): /ɡə(ʔ)²³⁻² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kinmen): /ɡə(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² niũ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Changtai, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-niô͘
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-niôo
  - IPA (Changtai): /ɡue(ʔ)³⁻²¹ niɔ̃²⁴/
  - IPA (Tainan): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ niɔ̃²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡue(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ niɔ̃¹³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Hongmaogang, Dalinpu, Yilan, Taichung, Taitung, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-niû
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-niû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqniuu
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ niũ²³/
  - IPA (Hongmaogang, Dalinpu): /ɡue(ʔ)⁵⁻¹ niũ¹³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /ɡue(ʔ)⁵⁻² niũ²⁴/
  - IPA (Singapore): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ niu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goe̍h-niâu
  - Tâi-lô: gue̍h-niâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goeqniaau
  - IPA (Penang): /ɡue(ʔ)⁴⁻³ niau²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghuêh⁸ niê⁵ / ghuêh⁸ nio⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: gue̍h niê / gue̍h niô
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² nie⁵⁵/, /ɡueʔ⁴⁻² nio⁵⁵/

Note:

ghuêh8 niê5 - Chaozhou;
ghuêh8 nio5 - Shantou, Jieyang.

- (Leizhou)
  - Leizhou Pinyin: bhue⁶ nio⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /buɛ³³ niɔ²²/

Noun

月娘

(Southern Min, Puxian Min, dialectal Hakka, colloquial) moon

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 月亮 (“moon”) [map]

More information Variety, Location ...

Derived terms

月娘媽 / 月娘妈

References

(Min Nan) “月娘”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

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