峇

峇 U+5CC7, 峇 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5CC7 ← 峆 [U+5CC6] CJK Unified Ideographs 峈 → [U+5CC8]

Translingual

Han character

峇 (Kangxi radical 46, 山+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 山人一口 (UOMR), four-corner 2260₁, composition ⿱山合)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 310, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 8020
• Dae Jaweon: page 610, character 15
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 771, character 1
• Unihan data for U+5CC7

Chinese

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		峇

From Hokkien.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bā (ba¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bâ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bā
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ba
    • Wade–Giles: pa¹
    • Yale: bā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ba
    • Palladius: ба (ba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: baa¹
    • Yale: bā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ba¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ
    • Tâi-lô: bâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baa
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ba²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ba²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ba¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ba²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ba²³/

Definitions

峇

1. Used in transcription.

Compounds

• 中峇魯／中峇鲁 (zhōng bālǔ)
• 峇厘 (Bālí)
• 峇峇 (bābā)
• 峇峇娘惹 (bābā niángrě)
• 峇搭人

 

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		峇
alternative forms		𡸡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kè, kē (ke⁴, ke¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄜˋ, ㄎㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kè
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kè
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo⁴
    • Yale: kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: keh
    • Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kē
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ke
    • Wade–Giles: kʻo¹
    • Yale: kē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ke
    • Palladius: кэ (kɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɤ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hap⁶
    • Yale: hahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: heb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐp̚²/

Definitions

峇

1. ^‡ cave; cavern

Compounds

• 岌峇

 

Etymology 3

simp. and trad.		峇
alternative forms		密

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bā / bà

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore, Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bā
    • Tâi-lô: bā
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ba
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /ba²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ba³³/
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /ba⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bà
    • Tâi-lô: bà
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bax
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ba⁴¹/

Definitions

峇

1. (Hokkien) closed tightly

   門關無峇。／门关无峇。 [Taiwanese Hokkien]  ―  Mn̂g koaiⁿ bô bā. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  The door isn't closed tightly.

2. (Hokkien) close; agreeing; matching; harmonious

   阮兩人個性真峇。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
   阮两人个性真峇。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]

   Goán nn̄g lâng kò-sèng chin bā. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

   We two have personalities that really match.

Synonyms

• (closed tightly): 密 (mì)

Compounds

• 峇嗄
• 峇搭
• 峇搭嗄
• 峇斗
• 搭峇

 

Etymology 4

simp. and trad.		峇

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 峇峇?”)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bâ

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bâ
    • Tâi-lô: bâ
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baa
    • IPA (Singapore): /ba²⁴/
    • IPA (Penang): /ba²³/

Definitions

峇

1. (Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) lad; young man

Compounds

• 緣投峇／缘投峇
• 阿峇

 

References

• “峇”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–
• Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), B00814
• “Entry #4872”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji

峇

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): こう (kō)、ごう (gō)