Mei

See also: mei, méi, mèi, Méi, měi, me'i, and Méï

Translingual

Etymology

From Mandarin (mèi, “sleep”) (such that the name of the type species means "sleeping dragon").

Proper noun

Mei ?

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.

Hyponyms

References

English

Pronunciation

  • enPR: , IPA(key): /meɪ/

Etymology 1

From Mandarin (měi, beautiful), a common Chinese given name among women.

Proper noun

Mei

  1. A female given name from Mandarin

Etymology 2

Typically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin (méi, literally plum) and Mandarin (méi, literally tree trunk).

Proper noun

Mei

  1. A surname from Mandarin.

Etymology 3

From Mandarin (Méi).

Proper noun

Mei

  1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
    • 1969 May 23 [1969 May 19], “Activities in Shensi”, in Daily Report: Communist China, volume I, number 100, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page H 3:
      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.
Translations

Further reading

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

Mei (plural Meimaande)

  1. May

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Januarie, Februarie, Maart, April, Mei, Junie, Julie, Augustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: af:Months)

    Hawaiian

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English May.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmei̯/, [ˈmɛj]

    Proper noun

    Mei

    1. May (month)
    2. a female given name from English

    See also

    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

    1. 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): /ˈmej/, [ˈmei̯]
    • Hyphenation: Méi

    Proper noun

    Méi

    1. May

    Coordinate terms

    Further reading

    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

    1. a surname

    Malay

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English May, from Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius, from Maia.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈmej/, [ˈmei̯]
    • Rhymes: -me, -e

    Proper noun

    Méi (Jawi spelling مي)

    1. May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

    Maori

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English May.

    Proper noun

    Mei

    1. May (month)

    See also

    Plautdietsch

    Noun

    Mei m (plural Meien)

    1. May

    Swahili

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English May.

    Pronunciation

    • (file)

    Proper noun

    Mei

    1. 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)

    1. 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

    1. May (month)

    See also

    (Gregorian calendar months) Jenueri, Februeri, Mars, Epril, Mei, Jun, Julai, Ogas, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Disemba (Category: tpi:Months)

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