amize

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French amuser.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amize/

Verb

amize (medial form amiz)

1. to amuse, to entertain
2. to have fun, to enjoy oneself

Derived terms

• lamizman

Yola

Etymology

Cognate with English amaze (noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmiːz/

Noun

amize

1. wonder, amazement

   Synonym: mize

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 22