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Amah

An ancient Hebrew unit of length approximately equivalent to 50 centimeters.
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(47) Keat Gin Ooi, "The Black and White Amahs of Malaya", Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, vol.
(41) A menudo, una familia britanica tambien empleaba a un hainanes como el "muchacho numero uno", o cocinero o mayordomo, mientras su esposa trabajaba como amah en el hogar.
(49) Habitualmente, la mayoria de los hogares coloniales en Malaya, Singapur y Borneo contaban con los servicios domesticos de un cocinero, un ayudante de cocina, un jardinero, un chofer, un dhobi (la persona que se ocupaba de la ropa) y una ayah o amah (cuidadora infantil); sin embargo, Banerjee, en su estudio sobre el servicio domestico en la Bengala colonial, cita que en una casa en la que vivian cuatro oficiales britanicos tenian 110 sirvientes.
MEM Y COOKIE: LA COCINA COLONIAL EN MALASIA Y SINGAPUR
When Teresa first arrived in Hong Kong 10 years ago, there were only 24,800 Filipina amahs at work; now there are more than four times that many, and locals complain that the women occupy the city center on Sundays, their one day off.
A generation ago, middle and upper-class Filipinos were likely to have poor Chinese as amahs. Today the situation has flip-flopped.
A tale of two countries
Eric Pretty was a little bit fussy, but I stayed there and really felt like a big shot with all the Portuguese amahs. We had about six [servants], two drivers, and here was an ex- British Resident staying with me under the same roof.
An interview with Dr. Hj. Zaini Ahmad, Kuala Lumpur, 1985
"An Oz, Irah, Surabaja-- Den rubs amahs!" Sidni faxed.
"Demi Ran, Nan," Anna Rimed

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