"amui" meaning in Macanese

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Noun

Forms: amui-amui [plural], amuichai [diminutive]
Etymology: Borrowed from Cantonese 阿妹 (aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1). Etymology templates: {{bor|mzs|yue|阿妹|tr=aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1}} Cantonese 阿妹 (aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1) Head templates: {{head|mzs|noun|plural|amui-amui|diminutive|amuichai}} amui (plural amui-amui, diminutive amuichai)
  1. girl, specifically an unmarried Chinese girl from a humble background Categories (topical): Children, Female people Synonyms: nhonha
    Sense id: en-amui-mzs-noun-S2f1Dprc Categories (other): Macanese entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for amui meaning in Macanese (1.6kB)

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "阿妹",
        "tr": "aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 阿妹 (aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Cantonese 阿妹 (aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amui-amui",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amuichai",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "amui-amui",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "amuichai"
      },
      "expansion": "amui (plural amui-amui, diminutive amuichai)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mzs",
          "name": "Children",
          "orig": "mzs:Children",
          "parents": [
            "Youth",
            "Age",
            "People",
            "Human",
            "Time",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "mzs",
          "name": "Female people",
          "orig": "mzs:Female people",
          "parents": [
            "Female",
            "People",
            "Gender",
            "Human",
            "Biology",
            "Psychology",
            "Sociology",
            "All topics",
            "Sciences",
            "Social sciences",
            "Fundamental",
            "Society"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The girl runs downstairs.",
          "text": "Amui corrê vem gudam.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "girl, specifically an unmarried Chinese girl from a humble background"
      ],
      "id": "en-amui-mzs-noun-S2f1Dprc",
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "unmarried",
          "unmarried"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "background",
          "background"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nhonha"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "amui"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "yue",
        "3": "阿妹",
        "tr": "aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1"
      },
      "expansion": "Cantonese 阿妹 (aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Cantonese 阿妹 (aa3 mui6-2, aa3 mui6-1).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "amui-amui",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "amuichai",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mzs",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "amui-amui",
        "5": "diminutive",
        "6": "amuichai"
      },
      "expansion": "amui (plural amui-amui, diminutive amuichai)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Macanese",
  "lang_code": "mzs",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Macanese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Macanese lemmas",
        "Macanese nouns",
        "Macanese terms borrowed from Cantonese",
        "Macanese terms derived from Cantonese",
        "Macanese terms with usage examples",
        "mzs:Children",
        "mzs:Female people"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The girl runs downstairs.",
          "text": "Amui corrê vem gudam.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "girl, specifically an unmarried Chinese girl from a humble background"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "girl",
          "girl"
        ],
        [
          "unmarried",
          "unmarried"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "humble",
          "humble"
        ],
        [
          "background",
          "background"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "nhonha"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "amui"
}

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