مے
Urdu
Alternative forms
- مَئے (ma'e)
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian می (mey, “wine”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /mɛː/
- Rhymes: -ɛː
Noun
مے • (mai) f (Hindi spelling मय)
- liquor
- wine, alcohol
- (poetry, Sufism) devotee, lover
- مے کشو ― mai kaśo ― Devoted lovers
References
- “مے”, in اُردُو لُغَت (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
- “مے”, in Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2023.