Zi:姆
姆 [mǔ] 保姆 maid; wet-nurse/nursemaid; 汤姆 Tom, 山姆 Sam [mū] (GFC) (方言) 姆妈; (HDZ:) … [m̄] (HDC:) (方言) 姆媽 m̄mā (媽媽)
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The Shuōwén Seal form of 娒 mǔ ‘girls' schoolmarm (female teacher of girls)’ combines 女 (nǚ) ‘woman’, and 母(𡴋) mǔ ‘mother’ (phonosemantic).
Compare: 母 mǔ ‘mother’ (母亲 mǔqin ‘mother’; 乳母 rụ̌mǔ ‘wet nurse’).
Note: Also 姆/拇 in finger names (姆/拇指, 大姆哥, 小姆哥, 大脚姆指).
HDZ: 姆 : mǔ : (古) 以妇道教人的女教师; 乳母; 夫之嫂
►references: Guǎngyùn:438.14; Karlgren:AD645,GSR947f; Hànyǔ Dà Zìdiǎn:2.1041.13; Mathews:4583; Kāngxī Zìdiǎn:258.09; Bǐshùn Guīfàn:099.0.03; EDOC:1
►components: 女母
►Cantonese: mouh/
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Unicode: U+59C6
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