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呀

呀 U+5440, 呀
CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5440
← 吿
[U+543F] 		CJK Unified Ideographs 呁 →
[U+5441]

Translingual edit

Stroke order
 

Han character edit

呀 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+4, 7 strokes, cangjie input 口一女竹 (RMVH), four-corner 61040, composition ⿰口牙)

Derived characters edit

References edit

  • Kangxi Dictionary: page 180, character 8
  • Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 3383
  • Dae Jaweon: page 398, character 6
  • Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 587, character 12
  • Unihan data for U+5440

Chinese edit

Glyph origin edit

Characters in the same phonetic series (牙) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 
Old Chinese
邪 *ljaː, *laː
衺 *ljaː
牙 *ŋraː
芽 *ŋraː
齖 *ŋraː, *ŋraːs
呀 *ŋraː, *hŋraː
枒 *ŋraː, *ŋraːs
雅 *ŋraːʔ
厊 *ŋraːʔ
庌 *ŋraːʔ
訝 *ŋraːs
迓 *ŋraːs
砑 *ŋraːs
犽 *ŋraːs
疨 *hŋraː
岈 *hŋraː
谺 *hŋraː
颬 *hŋraː
鴉 *qraː
釾 *laː

Etymology 1 edit

trad. 呀
simp. # 呀
alternative forms 吖

Pronunciation edit

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.
Rime
Character 呀
Reading # 1/2
Initial (聲) 疑 (31)
Final (韻) 麻 (98)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 五加切
Baxter ngae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ŋˠa/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ŋᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ŋa/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ŋaɨ/
Li
Rong 		/ŋa/
Wang
Li 		/ŋa/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/ŋa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		yá
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		ngaa4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 呀
Reading # 1/2
No. 14180
Phonetic
component 		牙
Rime
group 		魚
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		牙
Old
Chinese 		/*ŋraː/

Definitions edit

呀

  1. to be surprised
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)
  2. Interjection for expressing surprise/
    呀！下雨了！  ―  Yā! Xiàyǔ le!  ―  Ah! It's raining!
  3. (onomatopoeia) creak
    門呀的一聲開了。／门呀的一声开了。  ―  Mén yā de yī shēng kāi le.  ―  The door opened with a creak.
  4. a classifier
    (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Compounds edit

Etymology 2 edit

trad. 呀
simp. # 呀

Pronunciation edit

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions edit

呀

  1. Synonym of 啊 (“Sentence-final exclamation particle”). Normally used after words ending in -a, -o, -e, -i, -ü.
    他是誰呀？／他是谁呀？  ―  Tā shì shéi ya?  ―  Who is he?
    See also: 吖

Synonyms edit

  • 啊 (a) (after -ng, ci, zi, si, chi, zhi, shi)
  • 哇 (wā) (after -u, -ao)
  • 哪 (na) (after -n)

Compounds edit

Etymology 3 edit

trad. 呀
simp. # 呀

Pronunciation edit

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions edit

呀 (Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle for softening statements or questions.
    你頭先去咗邊度呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
    你头先去咗边度呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]
    nei5 tau4 sin1 heoi3 zo2 bin1 dou6 aa3? [Jyutping]
    Where did you just go?
  2. Particle used after list items in a list of examples.
    錢呀、手機呀、電腦呀、都唔見嗮。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    钱呀、手机呀、电脑呀、都唔见嗮。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    cin4-2 aa3, sau2 gei1 aa3, din6 nou5 aa3, dou1 m4 gin3 saai3. [Jyutping]
    Money, phone and computer are all missing.
Synonyms edit
  • (Mandarin) 啊 (a)

Etymology 4 edit

trad. 呀
simp. # 呀

Pronunciation edit

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions edit

呀 (Cantonese)

  1. Sentence-final particle expressing surprise and suspicion.
    原來係佢呀。／原来系佢呀。 [Cantonese]  ―  jyun4 loi4 hai6 keoi5 aa4. [Jyutping]  ―  So it was him?

Usage notes edit

The tone of the Cantonese sentence-final particles 呀 (aa3), 喇 (laa3), 㗎 (gaa3) and 咋 (zaa3) can be dropped to tone 4 to add disapproval, surprise and suspicion to the particle while also turning the statement into a question.

Etymology 5 edit

trad. 呀
simp. # 呀

Pronunciation edit

Rime
Character 呀
Reading # 2/2
Initial (聲) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 麻 (98)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) II
Fanqie 許加切
Baxter xae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/hˠa/
Pan
Wuyun 		/hᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen 		/xa/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/haɨ/
Li
Rong 		/xa/
Wang
Li 		/xa/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/xa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		xiā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		haa1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 呀
Reading # 2/2
No. 14191
Phonetic
component 		牙
Rime
group 		魚
Rime
subdivision 		0
Corresponding
MC rime 		煆
Old
Chinese 		/*hŋraː/
Notes 見漢賦

Definitions edit

呀

  1. (of mouth) opened
  2. empty

Etymology 6 edit

trad. 呀
simp. # 呀
alternative forms 廿

Pronunciation edit

Note: The zero initial /∅-/ is commonly pronounced with a ng-initial /ŋ-/ in some varieties of Cantonese, including Hong Kong Cantonese.

Definitions edit

呀 (Cantonese)

  1. (colloquial) -ty
    卅呀 [Cantonese]  ―  saa1 aa6 [Jyutping]  ―  thirty
    四呀 [Cantonese]  ―  sei3 aa6 [Jyutping]  ―  forty
    九呀三 [Cantonese]  ―  gau2 aa6 saam1 [Jyutping]  ―  ninety-three

Compounds edit

Usage notes edit

Equivalent to 十 (sap6). It is used with single digit integers except two 二 (ji6) where the shortened form 廿 (jaa6) is used instead. It can be used with the shortened form of thirty 卅 (saa1) to mean the same.

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

呀

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

Korean edit

Hanja edit

呀 (eum 하 (ha))

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

呀: Hán Nôm readings: nhá, nha

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