# Mei
## Translingual
### Etymology

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

### Proper noun

†Mei ?
* 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: /meɪ/
* Rhymes: -eɪ
* Homophones: may, May

### Etymology 1

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

#### Proper noun

Mei
* 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
* A surname from Mandarin.

### Etymology 3

From Mandarin 眉 (Méi).

#### Proper noun

Mei
* 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, sourced from Sian Shensi Provincial, translation of original in Mandarin, →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:(file)

### Noun

Mei (plural Meimaande)
* May

#### See also

* Januarie
* Februarie
* Maart
* April
* Mei
* Junie
* Julie
* Augustus
* September
* Oktober
* November
* Desember

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmei̯/, [ˈmɛj]

### Proper noun

Mei
* May (month)
* a female given name from English

#### See also

* Ianuali
* Pepeluali
* Malaki
* ʻApelila
* Mei
* Iune
* Iulai
* ʻAukake
* Kepakemapa
* ʻOkakopa
* Nowemapa
* Kēkēmapa

### 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
* 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

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈmei̯/ [ˈmei̯]
* Rhymes: -ei̯
* Syllabification: Mei

### Proper noun

Méi
* May

#### Coordinate terms

* Gregorian calendar months: bulan-bulan kalender GregoriuseditJanuariFebruariMaretAprilMeiJuniJuliAgustusSeptemberOktoberNovemberDesember

### 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
* a surname

## Japanese
### Romanization

Mei
* Rōmaji transcription of めい

## Makasar
### Etymology

From Dutch mei (“May”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmei/, [ˈme.i]
* Hyphenation: me‧i

### Noun

Mei (Lontara spelling ᨆᨙᨕᨗ)
* May

#### Coordinate terms

* Januari
* Peberiwari
* Maraʼ
* Apariliʼ
* Mei
* Juni
* Juli
* Aguttusuʼ
* Sitembereʼ
* Ottobereʼ
* Nopembereʼ
* Desembereʼ

### Further reading

* Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

## Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (nativization) IPA: [me]
** Rhymes: -e
* (uncommon, Baku) IPA: [mei̯]
** Rhymes: -ei̯
* Hyphenation: Mei

### Proper noun

Mei (Jawi spelling مي)
* May (fifth month of the Gregorian calendar)

#### See also

* Januari
* Februari
* Mac, Maret
* April
* Mei
* Jun
* Julai
* Ogos
* September
* Oktober
* November
* Disember

### Further reading

* “Mei” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maori
### Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

### Proper noun

Mei
* May (month)

#### See also

* Hānuere
* Pēpuere
* Māehe
* Āperire
* Mei
* Hune
* Hūrae
* Ākuhata
* Hepetema
* Oketopa
* Noema
* Tīhema

## Plautdietsch
### Noun

Mei m (plural Meien)
* May

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from English May.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Proper noun

Mei
* May

#### See also

* Januari
* Februari
* Machi
* Aprili
* Mei
* Juni
* Julai
* Agosti
* Septemba
* Oktoba
* Novemba
* Desemba
* ↑ Months are more commonly referred to by number rather than name, e.g. mwezi wa kwanza, mwezi wa pili, mwezi wa kumi na mbili rather than Januari, Februari, Desemba.

### References

* ↑ Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language‎, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 39 of 33-41

## Tok Pisin
### Etymology

From English May.

### Proper noun

Mei
* May (month)

#### See also

* Jenueri
* Februeri
* Mars
* Epril
* Mei
* Jun
* Julai
* Ogas
* Septemba
* Oktoba
* Novemba
* Disemba