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English
Etymology
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
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
- I'm a', ima, I'm-a, IAM, I'ma, I'm'a, AIM, i'ma, IMA, I'm a, i'm'a, I am, Ima, AMI, aim, Mia, Ima', mia, MIA
Bavarian
Etymology 1
Cognate with German Maul.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mai̯/ (West Central Bavarian)
Noun
Mai n
- mouth
Etymology 2
Cognate with German Mai.
Proper noun
Mai
- May
Danish
Proper noun
Mai
- a female given name, variant of Maj
Estonian
Etymology
Short form of Maia, from Maarja / Maria; also associated with the month mai (“May”).
Proper noun
Mai
- a female given name
Ewe
Proper noun
Mai
- May (month)
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin maius.
Noun
Mai
- May
German
Etymology
From Middle High German meie, from Old High German meio, from Latin (mensis) Maius, the Italic goddess of growth.
Pronunciation
Noun
Mai m (strong, genitive Mais or Mai, plural Maie)
- May (month)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
- (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
- “Mai” in Duden online
- “Mai” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Japanese
Romanization
Mai
- Rōmaji transcription of まい
Latin
Proper noun
Maī
- genitive/vocative singular of Maius
North Frisian
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Maius.
Noun
Mai m
- (Sylt) May
- Synonym: Krölenmuun
Norwegian
Proper noun
Mai
- a female given name, short for Maja, Maria, or from the month
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 梅.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mai
- a surname from Chinese
- a female given name from Chinese
Welsh
Etymology
From Middle Welsh Mey, from Latin Maius.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Mai m
- May
Synonyms
See also
- (Gregorian calendar months) Ionawr, Chwefror, Mawrth, Ebrill, Mai, Mehefin, Gorffennaf, Awst, Medi, Hydref, Tachwedd, Rhagfyr (Category: cy:Months)
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.