阿哥

Chinese

 
(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.)
(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people
elder brother
simp. and trad.
(阿哥)
阿 哥

Etymology 1

Borrowed from the Xianbei language; see 哥 (gē).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 阿 哥
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 見 (28)
Final (韻) 歌 (94) 歌 (94)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 烏何切 古俄切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔa/ /ka/
Li
Rong
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Wang
Li
/ɑ/ /kɑ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ/ /kɑ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ē gē
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
o1 go1

Noun

阿哥

  1. (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka, Min, Wu) elder brother
  2. (dialectal, face-to-face) dad
Synonyms
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: akeo
  • → Indonesian: engkoh

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Manchu ᠠᡤᡝ (age).

Pronunciation


Noun

阿哥

  1. (Manchu term of address) son
  2. Title of a Manchu emperor's son not yet of age.
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