Mei
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Mandarin 寐 (mèi, “sleep”) (such that the name of the type species means "sleeping dragon").
Proper noun
edit†Mei ?
- A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): †Mei long - sole species
References
edit- Mei (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Troodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Troodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Mei at Paleobiology Database
English
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Mandarin
Proper noun
editMei
- A female given name from Mandarin
Etymology 2
editTypically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin
Proper noun
editMei
- A surname from Mandarin.
Etymology 3
editProper noun
editMei
- A county of Baoji, Shaanxi, China.
- 1969 May 23 [1969 May 19], “Activities in Shensi”, in Daily Report: Communist China[2], volume I, number 100, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page H 3[3]:
- The Paochi Special District Revolutionary Committee held an on-the-spot symposium on implementation of policies in Mei County and exemplary models were set up later in the various countries and communes.
- 2010 October 15, “Bigfoot sighted on Taibai Mountain”, in
叶 欣, editor, People's Daily[4], archived from the original on 23 May 2015:- The striking news on the appearance of a Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain in Xi'an, Shaanxi Provnice[sic – meaning Province] recently spread among local residents of Mei County located near the foot of Taibai Mountain. Is Taibai Mountain really home to a Bigfoot?
Who encountered the Bigfoot on Taibai Mountain?
Reporters interviewed many residents of Mei County, and their accounts varied.
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Mei.
Translations
editFurther reading
edit- Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Mei Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World[5], volume 2, New York: Columbia University Press, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 1942, column 3
Anagrams
editAfrikaans
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editMei (plural Meimaande)
See also
edit(Gregorian calendar months) Januarie, Februarie, Maart, April, Mei, Junie, Julie, Augustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: af:Months)
Hawaiian
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMei
- May (month)
- a female given name from English
See also
edit- (Gregorian calendar months) nā mahina o ka makahiki; Ianuali, Pepeluali, Malaki, ʻApelila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, ʻAukake, Kepakemapa, ʻOkakopa, Nowemapa, Kēkēmapa (Category: haw:Months)
References
edit- Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 186
- Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records the name Mei does not appear in 19th century marriage records.
Hunsrik
editVerb
editMei
- Alternative form of Meu
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Dutch mei, from Latin māius (“Maia's month”), from Maia, a Roman earth goddess, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *magya (“she who is great”), from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“great”). Cognate with Afrikaans Mei, Malay Mei.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMéi
Coordinate terms
edit- (Gregorian calendar months) bulan kalender Gregorius; Januari, Februari, Maret, April, Mei, Juni, Juli, Agustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember (Category: id:Gregorian calendar months)
Further reading
edit- “Mei” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
editEtymology
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
editMei m or f by sense
- a surname
Malay
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English May, from Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius, from Maia.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editMéi (Jawi spelling مي)
- May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)
Maori
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMei
- May (month)
See also
editPlautdietsch
editNoun
editMei m (plural Meien)
Swahili
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editMei
See also
edit(Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka[c 1]; Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei, Juni, Julai, Agosti, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Desemba (Category: sw:Months)
- ^ Months are more commonly referred to by number rather than name, e.g. mwezi wa kwanza, mwezi wa pili, mwezi wa kumi na mbili rather than Januari, Februari, Desemba.
References
editTok Pisin
editEtymology
editProper noun
editMei
- May (month)
See also
edit(Gregorian calendar months) Jenueri, Februeri, Mars, Epril, Mei, Jun, Julai, Ogas, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Disemba (Category: tpi:Months)
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