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English word origin

Etymology of Amoy

From the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect. Compare Spanish Emuy.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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name

Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China. · The Amoy dialect of the Hokkien language. · The Hokkien language.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect. Compare Spanish Emuy.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Borrowed-form mention廈門nan-hbl
  • Cognate mentionEmuyes
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