Mei
TranslingualEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Mandarin 寐 (mèi, “sleep”) (such that the name of the type species means "sleeping dragon").
Proper nounEdit
†Mei ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.
HyponymsEdit
- Mei long — sole species
ReferencesEdit
- Mei (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Troodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Troodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mei at Paleology Database
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Mandarin 美 (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women.
Proper nounEdit
Mei
- A female given name from Mandarin
Etymology 2Edit
Typically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin 梅 (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚 (méi, literally “tree trunk”).
Proper nounEdit
Mei
- A surname from Mandarin.
Etymology 3Edit
Proper nounEdit
Mei
- 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.
- 2010 October 15, “Bigfoot sighted on Taibai Mountain”, in 叶欣, editor, People's Daily[2], 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.
TranslationsEdit
AnagramsEdit
AfrikaansEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (file)
NounEdit
Mei (plural Meimaande)
HawaiianEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mei
- May (month)
- a female given name from English.
See alsoEdit
- (Gregorian calendar months) nā mahina o ka makahiki; Ianuali, Pepeluali, Malaki, ʻApelila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, ʻAukake, Kepakemapa, ʻOkakopa, Nowemapa, Kēkēmapa (Category: haw:Months)
ReferencesEdit
- 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.
IndonesianEdit
EtymologyEdit
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.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mei
Coordinate termsEdit
(Gregorian calendar months) bulan kalender Gregorius; Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: id:Gregorian calendar months)
Further readingEdit
- “Mei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
ItalianEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper nounEdit
Mei ?
- a surname.
MalayEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- مي
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from English May, from Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius, from Maia.
PronunciationEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mei (Jawi spelling مي)
- May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)
MaoriEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mei
- May (month)
See alsoEdit
- (Gregorian calendar months) ngā marama o te tau; Hānuere, Pēpuere, Māehe, Āperire, Mei, Hune, Hūrae, Ākuhata, Hepetema, Oketopa, Noema, Tīhema (Category: mi:Months)
PlautdietschEdit
NounEdit
Mei m (plural Meien)
SwahiliEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Proper nounEdit
Mei
See alsoEdit
(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 PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
Proper nounEdit
Mei
- May (month)