weizi
See also: wèizi
Mandarin
Romanization
weizi (Zhuyin ˙ㄨㄟ ˙ㄗ)
- Nonstandard spelling of wèizi.
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.
Old High German
Alternative forms
- hwaizi
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz, from *hwītaz (“white”). Compare Old Saxon hueti, Old English hwæte, Old Norse hveiti, Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍄𐌴𐌹𐍃 (ƕaiteis).
Noun
weizi m
- wheat
Descendants
- Middle High German: weize
- Alemannic German: Weisse
- Cimbrian: bòotze
- German: Weizen
- Hunsrik: Weize
- Luxembourgish: Weess
- Pennsylvania German: Weeze
- Vilamovian: waas
- Yiddish: ווייץ (veyts)