Mei

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

English Wikipedia has an article on:

Mei

Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• enPR: mā

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 美 (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 (méi, literally “plum”) and Mandarin 枚 (méi, literally “tree trunk”).

Proper noun

Mei

1. A surname from Mandarin.

Etymology 3

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Mei County

From Mandarin 眉 (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, volume I, number 100, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, →ISSN, →OCLC, page H 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, 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 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

Further reading

• Saul B. Cohen, editor (1998), “Mei Xian”, in The Columbia Gazetteer of the World‎, 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/,

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

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

Mei

Wikipedia ^id

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/,
• 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 Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:

Mei

Wikipedia ^it

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/,
• 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)

  (file)

Proper noun

Mei

1. May

See also

(Gregorian calendar months) miezi ya mwaka^{[c 1]}; 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)}