amoi

== Bangka == === Etymology === From Hakka 阿妹 (a-moi, “younger sister”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈa.moi̯] Hyphenation: a‧moi === Noun === amoi (Chinese) Chinese girl === Further reading === "amoi" in Susilo, Firman (2018), Kamus Bahasa Melayu Bangka – Indonesia [Bangka Malay – Indonesian Dictionary]‎[2] (in Indonesian), Pangkalpinang: Bangka-Belitung Language Center Office == 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 once, one time (one and only one time) once (formerly; during some period in the past) sometime (at an indefinite but stated time in the past or future) 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) Chinese girl ==== Alternative forms ==== amoy (nonstandard) === Further reading === “amoi”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From Hakka 阿妹 (a-moi, “younger sister”) or Zhangzhou Hokkien 阿妹 (a-mōe, “younger sister”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈamoj/ [ˈa.moi̯] Rhymes: -oi̯ Hyphenation: a‧moi === Noun === amoi (Jawi spelling اموي, plural amoi-amoi or amoi2) (sometimes offensive) Chinese girl (sometimes offensive) form of address for a Chinese girl ==== Usage notes ==== Some Malaysian Chinese women find the use of this term objectifying (especially when used by strangers) and prefer not to be referred to as such. === References === === Further reading === "amoi" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Peranakan Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Zhangzhou Hokkien 阿妹 (a-mōe, “younger sister”). === Noun === amoi Chinese girl == Petjo == === Etymology === Borrowed from Zhangzhou Hokkien 阿妹 (a-mōe, “younger sister”). === Noun === amoi Chinese girl == Ye'kwana == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [amoj] === Noun === amoi 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[3], 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[4], Santa Barbara: University of California, pages 223, 246–248: “amoi”