Amis

See also: amis, AMIs, and āmiṣ

English

Etymology 1

From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”).

Proper noun

Amis

1. A surname from Old French.

Related terms

• Amyas

Etymology 2

Noun

1. Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan
   • 2021 July 6, “'Goddess of weightlifting' Kuo carries Taiwan's Olympic hopes”, in France 24‎^[1], archived from the original on 06 July 2021:

     A member of Taiwan's indigenous Amis tribe, Kuo showed sporting talent at an early age, training in judo, basketball and athletics in her native Taitung county.

Translations

an ethnic group in Taiwan

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿美族 (zh) (Āměizú)

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• Japanese: アミ族

Proper noun

Amis

1. The language of these people.

Anagrams

• ISAM, Isam, M'sia, MIAs, Masi, Mias, Sami, Siam, Sima, Sámi, aims, saim, siam, sima

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Amis

1. plural of Ami
2. genitive singular of Ami