maile
English
editEtymology 1
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Noun
editmaile (uncountable)
- A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei.
- 1910, The Hawaiian Forester and Agriculturist, page 165:
- All about the tents were ferns, while the fragrant maile trailed from every tree and bush […]
Etymology 2
editVariant of mail.
Noun
editmaile (uncountable)
References
edit- maile on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Alyxia stellata on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Alyxia stellata on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Anagrams
editDanish
editEtymology
editFrom English mail (“[delivery of] letters and small parcels”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editmaile (imperative mail, infinitive at maile, present tense mailer, past tense mailede, perfect tense er/har mailet)
- e-mail (to compose and send an e-mail) [from 1989]
Synonyms
editDutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Verb
editmaile
Anagrams
editEstonian
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editmaile
Etymology 2
editNoun
editmaile
French
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmaile
- inflection of mailer:
Anagrams
editGerman
editPronunciation
editVerb
editmaile
- inflection of mailen:
Gothic
editRomanization
editmailē
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌹𐌻𐌴
Hawaiian
editNoun
editmaile
Derived terms
editMiddle English
editEtymology 1
editNoun
editmaile
- Alternative form of male (“bag”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editmaile
- Alternative form of mayle
Samoan
editNoun
editmaile
Tokelauan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?]. Cognates include Samoan maile.
Noun
editmaile
Etymology 2
editFrom Proto-Polynesian *maile. Cognates include Hawaiian maile and Samoan maile.
Noun
editmaile
References
edit- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 199
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- Rhymes:German/eːlə
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