mái

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Boloki

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Noun

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mái

  1. water

Further reading

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Huichol

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Noun

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mái

  1. maguey, century plant.

Krisa

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Noun

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mái

  1. tongue

Lingala

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mái

Etymology

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From Proto-Bantu *màjíjɪ̀.

Noun

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mái class 6

  1. water
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References

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

Mandarin

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Alternative forms

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Romanization

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mái (mai2, Zhuyin ㄇㄞˊ)

  1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of
  6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Vietic *meːʔ.

Adjective

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mái (, , 𠃅, 𡣧)

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

See also

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Derived terms

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Vietic *ɓaːlʔ.

Noun

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mái (, 𠃅)

  1. roof
    mái ấmloving home; shelter house (e.g. for disadvantaged children)
  2. bangs; fringe
    mái ngốblunt bangs
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Classifier

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mái (, 𠃅)

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