Definition
Relating to or characteristic of Amoy (Xiamen) or its people, culture, and dialect during the colonial period.
Etymology
Derived from 'Amoy' (the historical name for Xiamen) plus the suffix '-an,' following English patterns for forming adjectives indicating origin or affiliation (like 'Parisian' from 'Paris').
Kelly Says
This word represents a specific moment in linguistic history when English speakers borrowed and adapted Chinese place names into their own grammatical system, creating unique historical terms.
Translations
CACatalà
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
CSČeština
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
DADansk
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
DEDeutsch
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
ELΕλληνικά
αμογιάν
ah-moh-yan
ESEspañol
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
FISuomi
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
FRFrançais
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
HUMagyar
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
IDBahasa Indonesia
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
ITItaliano
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
MSBahasa Melayu
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
MYမြန်မာ
အမိုယန်
a-mo-yan
NLNederlands
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
NONorsk
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
PLPolski
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
PTPortuguês
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
RORomână
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
SVSvenska
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
SWKiswahili
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
TRTürkçe
amoyan
ah-moh-yan
UKУкраїнська
амоян
amoyan
VITiếng Việt
amoyan
ah-moh-yan