Amoy

See also: amoy

English

Etymology

From Zhangzhou Hokkien 廈門／厦门 (Ē-mûi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmɔɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔɪ

Proper noun

Wikipedia

Amoy

1. (dated) Xiamen (a city in southern China)
2. the Jiulong Jiang river
3. the Amoy lect

Translations

Xiamen — see Xiamen

a Chinese lect

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 廈門話, 厦门话 ‎(haa⁶ mun⁴ waa⁶⁻²)

  Hakka: 廈門話, 厦门话 ‎(Ha-mùn-fa)

  Mandarin: 廈門話, 厦门话 ‎(xiàmén huà)

  Min Nan: 廈門話, 厦门话 ‎(Ē-mn̂g-ōe, Ē-mûi-ōe)

• Japanese: アモイ語 ‎(amoi-go)
• Korean: 샤먼어 ‎(syameon-eo)

Anagrams

• mayo, Mayo