amoi
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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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Zhangzhou Hokkien 阿妹 (a-mōe, “younger sister”).
Pronunciation[edit]
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 of 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.
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “amoi”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[1], Lyon
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- Bavarian terms inherited from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms derived from Middle High German
- Bavarian terms suffixed with -moi
- Bavarian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Bavarian lemmas
- Bavarian adverbs
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Zhangzhou Hokkien
- Indonesian terms derived from Zhangzhou Hokkien
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ye'kwana lemmas
- Ye'kwana nouns