若呀

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (若呀)		若	呀
simp. ^#(若呀)		若	呀
alternative forms		若牙

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jaga (“to guard”).

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jia̍k-gâ

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Penang, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jia̍k-gâ
  - Tâi-lô: jia̍k-gâ
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jiaggaa
  - IPA (Penang): /d͡ziak̚⁴⁻³ ɡa²³/
  - IPA (Singapore): /d͡ziak̚⁴³⁻²¹ ɡa²⁴/

Noun

若呀

(Penang and Singapore Hokkien, slang) security guard; watchman

Synonyms

保安 (bǎo'ān)
保安員／保安员 (bǎo'ānyuán)
保鏢／保镖 (bǎobiāo)
衛兵／卫兵 (wèibīng)
衛士／卫士 (wèishì)
警衛／警卫 (jǐngwèi)
警衛員／警卫员 (jǐngwèiyuán)
護衛／护卫 (hùwèi)

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