Amis

See also: amis, AMIs, and āmiṣ

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈmiː/

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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

Borrowed from Amis amis (“north”), ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *qamiS (“north wind”). Compare Sakizaya amis (“north”).

Noun

Amis pl (plural only)

1. Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan
   • 2021 July 6, “'Goddess of weightlifting' Kuo carries Taiwan's Olympic hopes”, in France 24‎, 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

Amis: Pangcah, Amis Chinese: Hokkien: 阿美族 (A-bí-tso̍k) (Taiwan) Mandarin: 阿美族 (zh) (Āměizú) Japanese: アミ族 (Ami-zoku)

Proper noun

Amis

1. The language of these people.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Amis terms

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code ami (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Amis, ami ⁠

Anagrams

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

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Amis

1. plural of Ami
2. genitive singular of Ami