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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞
阿姨 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)
阿姨 ＝ 阿 ＋ 姨
ㄚ ㄧˊ · āyí
noun — aunt (mother's sister); a polite term for a woman of mother's age

字源 FORM — what the parts do

阿a warm prefix on names and kin terms (阿公)ā阿 here is a friendly prefix, not a meaning-word
姨mother's sister, aunt (姨媽)yí
阿姨，阿公的阿，姨媽的姨。
關 · Related
姨媽yímāmarried maternal aunt — the same 姨叔叔shūshuthe male counterpart you'd address the same way