mái

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Boloki

Noun

mái

  1. water

Further reading

Huichol

Noun

mái

  1. maguey, century plant.

Krisa

Noun

mái

  1. tongue

Lingala

mái

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

mái class 6

  1. water

References

  • John Ellington, Handbook of Kinshasa Lingala (1992), page 74
  • James E. Redden, Lingala: basic course (1963), page 167

Mandarin

Alternative forms

Romanization

mái (mai2, Zhuyin ㄇㄞˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埆
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 狷
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 薶
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 貊
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 霾
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 埋

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *meːʔ.

Adjective

mái • (買, 㜥, 𠃅, 𡣧)

  1. (of a bird) female
    Antonym: trống
    gà mái ― a hen
  2. (of an animal with cá (“fish”) in its name, including cetaceans) female
    Antonym: trống
    cá heo mái/cái ― a female dolphin
Usage notes
  • Less common than cái when used for "fish", although it is not rare nor uncommon.
Derived terms

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːlʔ.

Noun

mái • (買, 𠃅, 𬄹)

  1. roof
  2. (by extension) bangs; fringe
    mái ngố ― blunt bangs
Derived terms
Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with mai (“sidehair”).

Classifier

mái • (買, 𠃅)

  1. indicates all of someone's headhair
    mái tóc bóng mượt ― shiny and silky hair
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