"Amis" meaning in English

See Amis in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Old French Amis, a given name and nickname, from Latin amīcus (“friend”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|Amis}} Old French Amis, {{der|en|la|amīcus||friend}} Latin amīcus (“friend”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amis
  1. A surname from Old French. Categories (topical): Languages Related terms: Amyas
    Sense id: en-Amis-en-name-0tkWYPLU Disambiguation of Languages: 51 38 11 Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 16 19 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 63 14 23
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Amis
  1. The language of these people. Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Amis terms
    Sense id: en-Amis-en-name-L-XLdqLO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} Amis pl (plural only)
  1. Amis people, an ethnic group in Taiwan Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (an ethnic group in Taiwan): 阿美族 (Āměizú) (Chinese Mandarin), アミ族 (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-Amis-en-noun-X~q7ydHe
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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