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Amis

//əˈmiː// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from Old French.
  2. 2
    The language of these people.
Noun
  1. 1
    Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan plural, plural-only

    "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."

  2. 2
    plural of AMI form-of, plural

Etymology

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

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

Etymology 3

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

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