Mai
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"
English edit
Etymology edit
Chinese surname with several origins:
- from Mandarin 麥/麦 (“wheat”),
- from Mandarin and Cantonese 買/买 (maai5, “buy”)
- Cantonese form of 米 (see Mi).
- Romanized from 马 (mǎ) (see Ma)
- Romanized from 梅 (méi) (see Mei)
As a German surname, variant of May.
Proper noun edit
Mai
- A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.
- A surname from Chinese of Chinese or German origin.
Anagrams edit
Bavarian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
- Maal (Northern Bavarian)
- Meu (East Central Bavarian)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mai n
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Mai
Danish edit
Proper noun edit
Mai
- a female given name, variant of Maj
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Short form of Maia, from Maarja / Maria; also associated with the month mai (“May”).
Proper noun edit
Mai
- a female given name
Ewe edit
Proper noun edit
Mai
- May (month)
Related terms edit
Friulian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
Mai
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German meie, from Old High German meio, from Latin (mensis) Maius, the Italic goddess of growth.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Mai m (strong, genitive Mais or Mai, plural Maie)
- May (month)
Declension edit
Declension of Mai [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
See also edit
- (Gregorian calendar months) Monat im gregorianischen Kalender (Gregorianischen Kalender);
- (common) Januar / Jänner, Februar / Feber, März, April, Mai, Juni (Juno), Juli (Julei), August, September, Oktober, November, Dezember
- (archaic, poetic) Hartung, Hornung, Lenzing, Launing / Ostermond / Ostermonat, Wonnemond, Brachet, Heuert / Heumonat, Ernting / Erntemond / Erntemonat, Scheiding, Gilbhart, Nebelung, Julmond (Category: de:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading edit
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
Mai
Latin edit
Proper noun edit
Maī
Norwegian edit
Proper noun edit
Mai
- a female given name, short for Maja, Maria, or from the month
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 梅.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
- a surname from Chinese
- a female given name from Chinese
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Middle Welsh Mey, from Latin Maius.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Mai m
Synonyms edit
See also edit
- (Gregorian calendar months) Ionawr, Chwefror, Mawrth, Ebrill, Mai, Mehefin, Gorffennaf, Awst, Medi, Hydref, Tachwedd, Rhagfyr (Category: cy:Months)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
Mai | Fai | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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