Amoy.
Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.
Meaning & usage
Former name of Xiamen: a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China.
The Amoy dialect of the Hokkien language.
The Hokkien language.
Where this word comes from
From the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 /厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect. Compare Spanish Emuy.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.