Wei

See also: wei, wéi, Wéi, and Wèi

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin Chinese 魏 (Wèi).

Alternative forms

• Ngwei

Proper noun

Wei

1. (historical) An ancient Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty
2. (historical) Liang, the realm of the earlier march after its elevation to a kingdom
3. (historical) A kingdom during the Three Kingdoms interregnum following China's Han dynasty.
   • 1979, Kuo-ch'ing Tu, William Schultz, editor, Li Ho‎^[1], Twayne Publishers, →ISBN, LCCN 78-31946, OCLC 474970896, OL 4738780M, page 59:

     After the Empire of Han was taken over by Wei (220) in the fifth year of the Ch’ing-lung period (237), the statue was moved from Ch’ang-an, the capital of Han, to Hsü-ch’ang, the capital of Wei, in modern Honan province.

Synonyms

• Liang

Etymology 2

From Mandarin Chinese 衞 (Wèi).

Alternative forms

• Wey

Proper noun

Wei

1. (historical) An ancient Chinese duchy during the Zhou dynasty

Anagrams

• Wie

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German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German wei, from Old Saxon *hwei, from Proto-West Germanic *hwai.

Noun

Wei f (no plural)

1. whey

Derived terms

• Keeswei

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German wīhī. Cognate with German Weihe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑɪ̯/
• Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Noun

Wei f (plural Weien)

1. (Christianity) consecration
2. (Christianity) ordination

Related terms

• weien

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Pennsylvania German

Etymology

Compare German Wein, Dutch wijn, English wine.

Noun

Wei m

1. wine

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Sathmar Swabian

Noun

Wei m

1. wine

References

• Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)