amoi

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• oamoi (West Central Bavarian)

Etymology

From Middle High German einmāle, equivalent to a +‎ -moi. Cognate with German einmal and Dutch eenmaal.

Pronunciation

• (East Central) IPA^(key): /ˈaːmɔe/
• Hyphenation: a‧moi

Adverb

amoi

1. once, one time (one and only one time)
2. once (formerly; during some period in the past)
3. sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future)
4. first of all, firstly (as an initial point; before any other considerations)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Zhangzhou Hokkien 阿妹 (a-mōe, “younger sister”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.moi̯]
• Hyphenation: a‧moi

Noun

amoi (plural amoi-amoi, first-person possessive amoiku, second-person possessive amoimu, third-person possessive amoinya)

1. Chinese girl

Alternative forms

• (nonstandard) amoy

Further reading

• “amoi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	amoi
Brazilian standard	amoi
New Tribes	amoi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [amoj]

Noun

amoi

1. ritual pollution; taboo object or animal or action, or taboo matter considered present in an object, animal, etc.

Derived terms

• aamoicha
• amoichö

 

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “amoi”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[1], Lyon
• Guss, David M. (1989) To Weave and Sing: Art, Symbol, and Narrative in the South American Rain Forest, Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, →ISBN, pages 66, 231: “amoihe”
• Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela‎^[2], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 223, 246–248: “amoi”