mái
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"
Boloki
editNoun
editmái
Further reading
editHuichol
editNoun
editmái
- maguey, century plant.
Krisa
editNoun
editmái
Lingala
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.
Noun
editmái class 6
Related terms
edit- máimái (“wet”)
References
edit- John Ellington, Handbook of Kinshasa Lingala (1992), page 74
- James E. Redden, Lingala: basic course (1963), page 167
Mandarin
editAlternative forms
editRomanization
edit- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埆
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狷
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薶
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貊
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霾
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埋
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Vietic *meːʔ, from Proto-Austroasiatic *meʔ (“mother”). Doublet of mẹ.
Adjective
edit- (of a bird) female
- Antonym: trống
- gà mái ― a hen
- (of an animal with cá (“fish”) in its name, including cetaceans) female
- Antonym: trống
- cá heo mái/cái ― a female dolphin
Usage notes
edit- Less common than cái when used for "fish", although it is not rare nor uncommon.
Derived terms
editSee also
editEtymology 2
editFrom Proto-Vietic *ɓaːlʔ.
Noun
editUsage notes
edit- Not to be confused with mai (“sidehair”).
Derived terms
editClassifier
edit- indicates all of someone's headhair
- mái tóc bóng mượt ― shiny and silky hair
Categories:
- Boloki lemmas
- Boloki nouns
- Huichol lemmas
- Huichol nouns
- hch:Plants
- Krisa lemmas
- Krisa nouns
- Lingala terms inherited from Proto-Bantu
- Lingala terms derived from Proto-Bantu
- Lingala lemmas
- Lingala nouns
- Lingala class 6 nouns
- ln:Water
- Hanyu Pinyin
- Mandarin non-lemma forms
- Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Vietnamese terms with audio pronunciation
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Vietic
- Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Vietic
- Vietnamese terms inherited from Proto-Austroasiatic
- Vietnamese terms derived from Proto-Austroasiatic
- Vietnamese doublets
- Vietnamese lemmas
- Vietnamese adjectives
- Vietnamese terms with usage examples
- Vietnamese nouns
- Vietnamese classifiers
- vi:Female animals
- vi:Birds
- vi:Fish
- vi:Cetaceans
- vi:Hair