Mei
Translingual
Etymology
From Mandarin 寐 (mèi, “sleep”) (such that the name of the type species means "sleeping dragon").
Proper noun
†Mei ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Mei long - sole species
References
Mei (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Troodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Troodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mei at Paleology Database
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: mā
Etymology 1
From Mandarin 美 (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women.
Proper noun
Mei
- A female given name from Mandarin
Etymology 2
Typically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin 梅 (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚 (méi, literally “tree trunk”).
Proper noun
Mei
- A surname from Mandarin.
Etymology 3
From Mandarin 眉 (Méi).
Proper noun
Mei
- A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
- 1969, Daily Report: People's Republic of China, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, ISSN 0892-0141, OCLC 1113433:
- The Paochi Special District Revolutionary Committee held an on-the-spot symposium on implementation of policies in Mei County and exemplary models were set up later in the various countries and communes.
- 2010 October 15, “Bigfoot sighted on Taibai Mountain”, in 叶欣, editor, People's Daily, archived from the original on 23 May 2015:
- The striking news on the appearance of a Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain in Xi'an, Shaanxi Provnice[sic – meaning Province] recently spread among local residents of Mei County located near the foot of Taibai Mountain. Is Taibai Mountain really home to a Bigfoot?
Who encountered the Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain?
Reporters interviewed many residents of Mei County, and their accounts varied.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Mei.
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Translations
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Anagrams
- EMI, IME, MIE, Mie
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Noun
Mei (plural Meimaande)
- May
Hawaiian
Etymology
Borrowed from English May.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmei̯/, [ˈmɛj]
Proper noun
Mei
- May (month)
- a female given name from English
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) nā mahina o ka makahiki; Ianuali, Pepeluali, Malaki, ʻApelila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, ʻAukake, Kepakemapa, ʻOkakopa, Nowemapa, Kēkēmapa (Category: haw:Months)
References
- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records the name Mei does not appear in 19th century marriage records.
Hunsrik
Verb
Mei
- Alternative form of Meu
Indonesian
Etymology
From Dutch mei, from Latin māius (“Maia's month”), from Maia, a Roman earth goddess, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Afrikaans Mei, Malay Mei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmei̯/
- Hyphenation: Mei
Proper noun
Mei
- May
Coordinate terms
(Gregorian calendar months) bulan kalender Gregorius; Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: id:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading
- “Mei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Mei m or f by sense
- a surname
Malay
Alternative forms
- مي
Etymology
Borrowed from English May, from Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius, from Maia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [me]
- Rhymes: -me, -e
Proper noun
Mei (Jawi spelling مي)
- May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Maori
Etymology
Borrowed from English May.
Proper noun
Mei
- May (month)
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) ngā marama o te tau; Hānuere, Pēpuere, Māehe, Āperire, Mei, Hune, Hūrae, Ākuhata, Hepetema, Oketopa, Noema, Tīhema (Category: mi:Months)
Plautdietsch
Noun
Mei m (plural Meien)
- May
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English May.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun
Mei
- May
See also
(Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka[c 1]; Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei, Juni, Julai, Agosti, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Desemba (Category: sw:Months)
- Months are more commonly referred to by number rather than name, e.g. mwezi wa kwanza, mwezi wa pili, mwezi wa kumi na mbili rather than Januari, Februari, Desemba.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English May.
Proper noun
Mei
- May (month)