Mei
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Mandarin 寐 (mèi, “sleep”) (such that the name of the type species means "sleeping dragon").
Proper noun edit
†Mei ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): †Mei long - sole species
References edit
- Mei (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Troodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Troodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mei at Paleobiology Database
English edit
Pronunciation edit
- enPR: mā
Etymology 1 edit
From Mandarin 美 (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women.
Proper noun edit
Mei
- A female given name from Mandarin
Etymology 2 edit
Typically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin 梅 (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚 (méi, literally “tree trunk”).
Proper noun edit
Mei
- A surname from Mandarin.
Etymology 3 edit
Proper noun edit
Mei
- A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
- 1969 May 23 [1969 May 19], “Activities in Shensi”, in Daily Report: Communist China[1], volume I, number 100, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page H 3[2]:
- 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[3], 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 edit
Further reading edit
- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Mei Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[4], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1942, column 3
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
Mei (plural Meimaande)
See also edit
(Gregorian calendar months) Januarie, Februarie, Maart, April, Mei, Junie, Julie, Augustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: af:Months)
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mei
- May (month)
- a female given name from English
See also edit
- (Gregorian calendar months) nā mahina o ka makahiki; Ianuali, Pepeluali, Malaki, ʻApelila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, ʻAukake, Kepakemapa, ʻOkakopa, Nowemapa, Kēkēmapa (Category: haw:Months)
References edit
- 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 edit
Verb edit
Mei
- Alternative form of Meu
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Proper noun edit
Méi
Coordinate terms edit
- (Gregorian calendar months) bulan kalender Gregorius; Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: id:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading edit
- “Mei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun edit
Mei m or f by sense
- a surname
Malay edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from English May, from Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius, from Maia.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Méi (Jawi spelling مي)
- May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Maori edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Mei
- May (month)
See also edit
Plautdietsch edit
Noun edit
Mei m (plural Meien)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper noun edit
Mei
See also edit
(Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka[c 1]; Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei, Juni, Julai, Agosti, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Desemba (Category: sw:Months)
- ^ 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 edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Mei
- May (month)
See also edit
(Gregorian calendar months) Jenueri, Februeri, Mars, Epril, Mei, Jun, Julai, Ogas, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Disemba (Category: tpi:Months)