Amiga

/əˈmiɡə/ noun

Definition

Spanish word meaning female friend; also refers to the Commodore Amiga computer series.

Etymology

From Spanish/Portuguese 'amiga,' feminine form of 'amigo,' from Latin 'amicus' meaning 'friend.' The computer name was chosen in 1985 to suggest friendliness and accessibility in personal computing.

Kelly Says

The Commodore Amiga computer's name was brilliantly chosen - by calling their machine 'friend,' they positioned it as approachable technology rather than intimidating equipment. This computer became beloved by artists and gamers, truly living up to its friendly name.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ወዳጅት
ARالعربية
صديقة
BNবাংলা
বন্ধু
CACatalà
amiga
CSČeština
přítelkyně
DADansk
veninde
DEDeutsch
Freundin
ELΕλληνικά
φιλενάδα
ESEspañol
amiga
FAفارسی
دوست دختر
FISuomi
ystävä
FRFrançais
amie
GUGU
મિત્ર
HAHA
aboki
HEעברית
חברה
HIहिन्दी
दोस्त
HUMagyar
barátlány
IDBahasa Indonesia
teman perempuan
IGIG
enyi
ITItaliano
amica
JA日本語
女友達
KKKK
дос
KMKM
មិត្តស្រី
KO한국어
여자 친구
MRMR
मित्र
MSBahasa Melayu
kawan perempuan
MYမြန်မာ
သူငယ်ခ
NLNederlands
vriendin
NONorsk
venninne
PAPA
ਦੋਸਤ
PLPolski
przyjaciółka
PTPortuguês
amiga
RORomână
prietenă
RUРусский
подруга
SVSvenska
väninna
SWKiswahili
rafiki
TAதமிழ்
தோழி
TEతెలుగు
స్నేహితురాలు
THไทย
เพื่อนสาว
TLTL
kaibigan
TRTürkçe
arkadaş
UKУкраїнська
подруга
URاردو
دوست
VITiếng Việt
bạn gái
YOYO
ọ̀ran
ZH中文
女朋友
ZUZU
umngane

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