mái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Boloki

Noun

mái

1. water

Further reading

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Huichol

Noun

mái

1. maguey, century plant.

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Krisa

Noun

mái

1. tongue

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Lingala

mái

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

mái 6

1. water

Related terms

• máimái (“wet”)

References

• John Ellington, Handbook of Kinshasa Lingala (1992), page 74
• James E. Redden, Lingala: basic course (1963), page 167

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Mandarin

Romanization

mái (Zhuyin ㄇㄞˊ)

1. Pinyin transcription of 埆
2. Pinyin transcription of 狷
3. Pinyin transcription of 薶
4. Pinyin transcription of 貊
5. Pinyin transcription of 霾
6. Pinyin transcription of 埋

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [maːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [maːj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [maːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *meːʔ.

Adjective

mái • (買, 㜥, 𠃅, 𡣧)

1. (of a bird) female

   gà mái ― a hen

2. (uncommon, possibly dialectal, of an animal with cá (“fish”) in its name, including cetaceans) female

   cá heo mái ― a female dolphin

See also

• trống
• cái

Derived terms

• sống mái

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːlʔ.

Noun

mái • (𠃅)

1. roof

   mái ấm ― loving home; shelter house (e.g. for disadvantaged children)

2. bangs; fringe

   mái ngố ― blunt bangs

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with mai (“sidehair”).

Classifier

mái

1. indicates all of someone's headhair

   mái tóc bóng mượt ― shiny and silky hair