mái

mái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Boloki

Noun

mái

1. water

Further reading

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Huichol

Noun

mái

1. maguey, century plant.

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Krisa

Noun

mái

1. tongue

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Lingala

mái

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

mái class 6

1. water

Related terms

• máimái (“wet”)

References

• John Ellington, Handbook of Kinshasa Lingala (1992), page 74
• James E. Redden, Lingala: basic course (1963), page 167

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Mandarin

Alternative forms

• mai (nonstandard)

Romanization

mái (mai², Zhuyin ㄇㄞˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埆.
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狷.
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薶.
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貊.
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霾.
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埋.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *meːʔ.

Adjective

mái • (買, 㜥, 𠃅, 𡣧)

1. (of a bird) female

   gà mái ― a hen

2. (of an animal with cá (“fish”) in its name, including cetaceans) female

   cá heo mái ― a female dolphin

See also

• trống
• cái

Derived terms

• sống mái

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːlʔ.

Noun

mái • (𠃅)

1. roof

   mái ấm ― loving home; shelter house (e.g. for disadvantaged children)

2. bangs; fringe

   mái ngố ― blunt bangs

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with mai (“sidehair”).

Classifier

mái

1. indicates all of someone's headhair

   mái tóc bóng mượt ― shiny and silky hair