Nantoka/阿爸ā bà阿爸 (ā bà) is a Chinese word meaning “(dialect) father”.Meanings1(dialect) fatherCharacters in 阿爸阿ā · prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity爸bà · fatherRelated words爸爸(coll.) father; dad爸father阿prefix used before monosyllabic names, kinship terms etc to indicate familiarity阿(literary) to flatter; to curry favor with迈阿密Miami (Florida)阿姨maternal aunt阿门(loanword) amen阿曼Oman阿富汗Afghanistan阿拉伯Arabian阿拉(Wu dialect) I; me; my; we; us; our阿拉Allah (Arabic name of God)Study Chinese with flashcards →