mái

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Boloki

Noun

mái

  1. water

Further reading

Krisa

Noun

mái

  1. tongue

Lingala

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

mái class 6

  1. water
  • mái-mai

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

Mandarin

Romanization

mái (Zhuyin ㄇㄞˊ)

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

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *meːʔ. Related to mẹ.

Adjective

mái (買, 㜥, 𠃅, 𡣧)

  1. (of a bird) female
    gà mái
    a hen
Antonyms

See also

Etymology 2

From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːlʔ.

Noun

mái (𠃅)

  1. roof
    mái ấm ― loving home; shelter house (e.g. for disadvantaged children)
  2. bangs; fringe
    mái ngố
    blunt bangs

Usage notes
  • Not to be confused with mai (“sidehair”).

Classifier

mái

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