amoi
Bavarian edit
Alternative forms edit
- oamoi (West Central Bavarian)
Etymology edit
From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to a + -moi. Cognate with German einmal and Dutch eenmaal.
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Adverb edit
amoi
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Zhangzhou Hokkien 阿妹 (a-mōe, “younger sister”).
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Noun edit
amoi (plural amoi-amoi, first-person possessive amoiku, second-person possessive amoimu, third-person possessive amoinya)
Alternative forms edit
- (nonstandard) amoy
Further reading edit
- “amoi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ye'kwana edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
amoi
- ritual pollution; taboo object or animal or action, or taboo matter considered present in an object, animal, etc.
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References edit
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “amoi”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
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