pei
See also: Pei and Appendix:Variations of "pei"
Italian
Contraction
pei
- (dated) contraction of per i
Anagrams
- epi-, pie, piè
Kembra
Noun
pei
- dog
Mandarin
Romanization
pei
- Nonstandard spelling of pēi.
- Nonstandard spelling of péi.
- Nonstandard spelling of pěi.
- Nonstandard spelling of pèi.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Mota
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *bei.
Noun
pei
- water
References
- A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island (1896)
Piamatsina
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *bei.
Noun
pei
- water
References
- Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976), page 311
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) pe
- (Puter, Vallader) pè
Etymology
From Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.
Noun
pei m (plural peis)
- (Sursilvan, anatomy) foot
Sardinian
Alternative forms
- pede, pe
Etymology
From Latin pes, pedem. Compare Catalan peu, French pied (foot), Italian piede (foot), Latin pes (foot), Latvian pēda, Lithuanian pėdės, Portuguese pé (foot), Spanish pie (foot).
Noun
pei
- foot
Scots
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pʌj/
Noun
pei (plural peis)
- (South Scots) a pea (in Roxburghshire)
- (South Scots) pay (in Selkirkshire)
Usage notes
Often spelt pey (especially for the second definition).
Vunapu
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *bei.
Noun
pei
- water
References
- Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976), page 311
Welsh
Pei cig
Pei meringue lemon
Etymology
From English pie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pei̯/
- Rhymes: -ei̯
Noun
pei f (plural peis)
- pie
- Synonym: pastai
Related terms
- mins-pei (“mince pie”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| pei | bei | mhei | phei |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pei”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Zou
Verb
pei
- go
References
- http://www.languageinindia.com/feb2013/zouphonologyfinal.pdf