八蠟爺

Chinese

eight candle; wax grandpa; etc.; old gentleman
trad. (八蠟爺)
simp. (八蜡爷)
alternative forms 八臘爺八腊爷

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to 蟧蜈?”)

Pronunciation


  • Puxian Min
    • (Putian)
      • Pouseng Ping'ing: bah6 lah7 ia2 [Phonetic: bah7 lah6 ia2]
      • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bah-la̍h-iá
      • Sinological IPA (key): /paʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ laʔ⁴⁻²¹ ia¹³/

Noun

八蠟爺

  1. (Putian Puxian Min) spider

Synonyms

References

  • 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “八蜡爷”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 24.