峇

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

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

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

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

^‡ 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

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

(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.
(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

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

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

Definitions

峇

(Malaysian and Singapore Hokkien) lad; young man

Compounds

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 Taiwanese Taigi] (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)