Wiktionary

Mai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

English

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Etymology

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Chinese surname with several origins:

As a German surname, variant of May.

Proper noun

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Mai

  1. A female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.
  2. A surname from Chinese of Chinese or German origin.

Anagrams

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Bavarian

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with German Maul.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mai̯/ (West Central Bavarian)

Noun

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Mai n

  1. mouth

Etymology 2

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Cognate with German Mai.

Proper noun

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Mai

  1. May

Danish

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Proper noun

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Mai

  1. a female given name, variant of Maj

Estonian

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Etymology

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Short form of Maia, from Maarja / Maria; also associated with the month mai (“May”).

Proper noun

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Mai

  1. a female given name

Ewe

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Proper noun

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Mai

  1. May (month)
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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin maius.

Noun

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Mai

  1. May

German

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Etymology

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    From Middle High German meie, from Old High German meio, from Latin (mensis) Maius, the Italic goddess of growth.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /maɪ̯/
    • Audio:(file)
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    • Rhymes: -aɪ̯

    Noun

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    Mai m (strong, genitive Mais or Mai, plural Maie)

    1. May (month)

    Declension

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    Declension of Mai [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Mai die Maie
    genitive eines des Mais, Mai der Maie
    dative einem dem Mai den Maien
    accusative einen den Mai die Maie

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • → Hunsrik: Maai

    See also

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    Further reading

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    • “Mai” in Duden online
    • “Mai” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Japanese

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    Romanization

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    Mai

    1. Rōmaji transcription of まい

    Latin

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    Proper noun

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    Maī

    1. genitive/vocative singular of Maius

    North Frisian

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    Ultimately from Latin Maius.

    Noun

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    Mai m

    1. (Sylt) May
      Synonym: Krölenmuun

    Norwegian

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    Proper noun

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    Mai

    1. a female given name, short for Maja, Maria, or from the month

    Vietnamese

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    Etymology

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    Sino-Vietnamese word from 梅.

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    Proper noun

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    Mai

    1. a surname from Chinese
    2. a female given name from Chinese

    Welsh

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    Etymology

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    From Middle Welsh Mey, from Latin Maius.

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    Proper noun

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    Mai m

    1. May

    Synonyms

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    Mutation

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    Mutated forms of Mai
    radical soft nasal aspirate
    Mai Fai unchanged unchanged

    Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
    All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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