Mei

See also: mei, méi, mèi, Méi, měi, me'i, and Méï

Translingual

Etymology

From Mandarin 寐 (mèi, “sleep”) (such that the name of the type species means "sleeping dragon").

Proper noun

†Mei ?

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Troodontidae – a theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous of China.

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Mei long - sole species

References

• Mei (dinosaur) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Troodontidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Troodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Mei at Paleobiology Database

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: mā, IPA^(key): /meɪ/

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 美よし (měi, “beautiful”), a common Chinese given name among women.

Proper noun

Mei

1. A female given name from Mandarin

Etymology 2

Typically renders the common Chinese surnames Mandarin 梅うめ (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚まい (méi, literally “tree trunk”).

Proper noun

Mei

1. A surname from Mandarin.

Etymology 3

From Mandarin 眉まゆ (Méi).

Proper noun

Mei

1. 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 叶かのう欣, 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

county

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眉まゆ (zh) (Méi)

• Japanese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• 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

• EMI, IME, MIE, Mie

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

Mei (plural Meimaande)

1. May

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Januarie, Februarie, Maart, April, Mei, Junie, Julie, Augustus, September, Oktober, November, Desember ^{(Category: af:Months)}

Hawaiian

Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯/, [ˈmɛj]

Proper noun

Mei

1. May (month)
2. a female given name from English

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) nā mahina o ka makahiki; Ianuali, Pepeluali, Malaki, ʻApelila, Mei, Iune, Iulai, ʻAukake, Kepakemapa, ʻOkakopa, Nowemapa, Kēkēmapa ^{(Category: haw:Months)}

References

• 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

Verb

Mei

1. Alternative form of Meu

Indonesian

Etymology

From 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈmej/ [ˈmei̯]
• Hyphenation: Méi

Proper noun

Méi

1. May

Coordinate terms

• (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

• “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

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Mei m or f by sense

1. a surname

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English May, from Middle English, from Old English, from Old French mai, from Latin māius, from Maia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmej/ [ˈmei̯]
• Rhymes: -me, -e

Proper noun

Méi (Jawi spelling مي)

1. May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

Proper noun

Mei

1. May (month)

See also

• (Gregorian calendar months) ngā marama o te tau; Hānuere, Pēpuere, Māehe, Āperire, Mei, Hune, Hūrae, Ākuhata, Hepetema, Oketopa, Noema, Tīhema ^{(Category: mi:Months)}

Plautdietsch

Noun

Mei m (plural Meien)

1. May

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Proper noun

Mei

1. May

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka; Januari, Februari, Machi, Aprili, Mei, Juni, Julai, Agosti, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Desemba ^{(Category: sw:Months)}

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English May.

Proper noun

Mei

1. May (month)

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) Jenueri, Februeri, Mars, Epril, Mei, Jun, Julai, Ogas, Septemba, Oktoba, Novemba, Disemba ^{(Category: tpi:Months)}