娘惹

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (娘惹)		娘	惹
simp. ^#(娘惹)		娘	惹

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nyonya, via Hokkien. Compare Spanish doña (“lady”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niángrě

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): noeng³ jaa¹
Min Nan (POJ): nō͘-niâ / niû-nia / niô͘-nia

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niángrě
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄤˊ ㄖㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niángrě
  - Wade–Giles: niang²-jê³
  - Yale: nyáng-rě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niangree
  - Palladius: нянжэ (njanžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /njɑŋ³⁵ ʐɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: noeng³ jaa¹
  - Yale: neung yā
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noeng³ jaa¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêng³ ya¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nœːŋ³³ jaː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nō͘-niâ
  - Tâi-lô: nōo-niâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: noxniaa
  - IPA (Penang): /nɔ²¹ nia²³/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niû-nia
  - Tâi-lô: niû-nia
  - Phofsit Daibuun: niuniaf
  - IPA (Singapore): /niu²⁴⁻²¹ nia⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: niô͘-nia
  - Tâi-lô: niôo-nia
  - IPA (Singapore): /niɔ²⁴⁻²¹ nia⁴⁴/

Noun

娘惹

nyonya; female peranakan

Derived terms

峇峇娘惹 (bābā niángrě)

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