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

Further reading

Ye'kwana

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

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “amoi”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana, Lyon
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    Lauer, Matthew Taylor (2005) Fertility in Amazonia: Indigenous Concepts of the Human Reproductive Process Among the Ye’kwana of Southern Venezuela, Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 223, 246–248
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