Mei

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

Translingual

Etymology

From Mandarin 寐 (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

• Mei long — sole species

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English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 美 (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 梅 (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚 (méi, literally “tree trunk”).

Proper noun

Mei

1. A surname, from Mandarin​.

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 眉 (Méi).

Proper noun

Mei

1. A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
   • 1969, Daily Report: People's Republic of China‎^[1], Foreign Broadcast Information Service, ISSN 0892-0141, OCLC 1113433:

     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.

Translations

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眉 (zh) (Méi)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Anagrams

• EMI, IME, MIE, Mie

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Afrikaans

Noun

Mei (plural Meimaande)

1. May

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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

• (Gregorian calendar months) nā mahina o ka makahiki; Ianuali, Pepeluali, Malaki, ʻApelila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, ʻAukake, Kepakemapa, ʻOkakopa, Nowemapa, Kēkēmapa ^{(Category: haw:Months)}

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.

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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): /ˈmei̯/
• Hyphenation: Mei

Proper noun

Mei

1. May

Coordinate terms

• (months) bulan-bulan: Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember

Further reading

• “Mei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Alternative forms

• مي‎

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me]
• Rhymes: -me, -e

Proper noun

Mei (Jawi spelling مي‎)

1. May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

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Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

Proper noun

Mei

1. May (month)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) ngā marama o te tau; Hānuere, Pēpuere, Māehe, Āperire, Mei, Hune, Hūrae, Ākuhata, Hepetema, Oketopa, Noema, Tīhema ^{(Category: mi:Months)}

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Plautdietsch

Noun

Mei m (plural Meien)

1. May

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Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Proper noun

Mei

1. May

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka; Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei, Juni, Julai, Agosti, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Desemba ^{(Category: sw:Months)}

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English May.

Proper noun

Mei

1. May (month)