婂媤

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (婂媤)		婂	媤
simp. ^#(婂媤)		婂	媤

Etymology

From English miss.

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mi-si

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mi-si
  - Tâi-lô: mi-si
  - Phofsit Daibuun: misy
  - IPA (Singapore): /mi⁴⁴⁻²² ɕi⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Penang): /mi³³⁻²¹ ɕi³³/

Noun

婂媤

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) Alternative form of 密司 (“nurse”)

Usage notes

This spelling (婂媤) appears to be used predominantly by the Penang Hokkien Podcast.

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