Emuy

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From the Postal Romanization of Hokkien 廈門 / 厦门 (Ēe-mûi), specifically the Zhangzhou Hokkien dialect. Compare English Amoy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eˈmui/ [eˈmui̯]
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Syllabification: E‧muy

Proper noun

Emuy f

  1. (historical, dated) a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China
    Synonym: Xiamen
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