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Translingual

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mei

  1. (international standards)ISO 639-3language code forMidob.

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Äiwoo

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Verb

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mei

  1. tosleep

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Atong (India)

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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FromEnglishMay.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mei (Bengali scriptমেয়orমেই)

  1. May

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Bavarian

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Etymology

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FromMiddle High Germanmīn, fromOld High Germanmīn, fromProto-West Germanic*mīn, fromProto-Germanic*mīnaz, fromProto-Indo-European*méynos. Cognates includeGermanmein,Yiddishמײַן(mayn),Dutchmijn,Englishmine andmy,Old Norsemínn,Gothic𐌼𐌴𐌹𐌽𐍃(meins).

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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mei

  1. (possessive)my

Declension

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Declension ofmei
singularplural
masculinefeminineneuter
nominativemeimeimeimeine
dativemeimmeinermeimmeine
accusativemeinmeimeimeine

Derived terms

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Bavarian possessive pronouns
attributive
(nominative case)		independent
singularplural
singular1st personmeimeinemeins
2nd personinformaldeideinedeins
formalEahnaEahnareEahnas
3rd personm,nseiseineseins
fihrihreihrs
plural1st personunsaunsareunsas
2nd personeiaeireeias
3rd personeahnaeahnareeahnas

Chuukese

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Verb

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mei

  1. (transitive, copulative)alternative form ofmi(“to be”)

Dutch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchmeye, fromLatinMāius.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mei m (uncountable,nodiminutive)

  1. May
    Synonym:(archaic)bloeimaand

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans:Mei
  • Jersey Dutch:Māi
  • Negerhollands:maj
  • → Caribbean Hindustani:mai
  • → Malay:Mei
  • → Papiamentu:mei
  • → Trió:mei

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Gregorian calendar months:maanden van degregoriaansekalenderedit

Anagrams

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East Central German

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Etymology

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Cognate toGermanmein.

Pronoun

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mei

  1. (Silesian, Gebirgsschlesisch, Breslauisch)my (mine)

Declension

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Breslauisch:

Masculine SingularFeminine SingularNeuter SingularPlural of all Genders
Nominativemei,mei'meinemei,mei'meine
Genitivemeinesmeinesmeiner
Dativemeinem,me'mmeinermeinem,me'mmeinen
Accusativemeinen,me'nmeinemei,mei'meine

Gebirgsschlesisch:

Masculine SingularFeminine SingularNeuter SingularPlural of all Genders
Nominativemeimeinemeimeine
Dativememm
mem		mennermemm
mem		men'n
menn
men
Accusativemen'n
menn
men		meinemeimeine

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Fala

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Etymology

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FromOld Galician-Portuguese*mei, fromLatinmeum.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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mei m sg (femininemiña,masculine pluralmeis,feminine pluralmiñas)

  1. First-person singular possessive determiner;my

Pronoun

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mei m sg (femininemiña,masculine pluralmeis,feminine pluralmiñas)

  1. First-person singular possessive pronoun;mine

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Fala possessive determiners and pronouns
possessee
singularplural
masculinefemininemasculinefeminine
possessorfirst personsingularmeimiñameismiñas
pluralnosunosanosusnosas
second personsingularteitúa,tu1teistúas,tus1
pluralvosuvosavosusvosas
third personseisúa,su1seissúas,sus1

1 Determiner forms used in Lagarteiru before a noun.

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021),Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published2022,→ISBN, page198

Friulian

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Etymology

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FromLatinmilium. CompareItalianmiglio,Venetanméjo,Romanianmei,Dalmatianmail,Catalanmill,Spanishmijo.

Noun

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mei m (pluralmei)

  1. millet

Italian

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Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mei

  1. masculineplural ofmeo

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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mei

  1. inflection ofmeare:
    1. second-personsingularpresentindicative
    2. first/second/third-personsingularpresentsubjunctive
    3. third-personsingularimperative

Etymology 3

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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mei (invariable)

  1. (archaic)alternative form ofmeglio

Adverb

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mei

  1. (archaic)alternative form ofmeglio

Etymology 4

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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mei m (invariable)

  1. (archaic)alternative form ofmezzo

References

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  1. ^mei inDizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  2. ^mei inDizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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mei

  1. Rōmaji transcription ofめい

Latin

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Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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meī

  1. genitivesingular ofegō̆

Determiner

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meī

  1. inflection ofmeus:
    1. nominative/vocativemasculineplural
    2. genitive/locativemasculine/neutersingular

Ligurian

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Noun

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mei ? (please provide plural)

  1. apple

Limburgish

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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mei

  1. May (month)

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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mei

  1. nonstandard spelling ofméi
  2. nonstandard spelling ofměi
  3. nonstandard spelling ofmèi

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the criticaltonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Meyah

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Noun

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mei

  1. water
  2. river
  3. cloth

References

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  • Gravelle, Gilles (2001),Daftar kata Meyah-Indonesia dan kebalikan Indonesia-Meyah[A Meyah-Indonesian Lexicon]‎[2] (in Indonesian), Manokwari, Irian Jaya, Indonesia: Yayasan Pengembangan Masyarakat Arfak (YPMA), pages30–1
  • G. P. Reesink,Languages of the Eastern Bird's Head (2002), page 5: 'water': Meyahmei

Mizo

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Etymology 1

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    FromProto-Kuki-Chin*maj(“fire”), fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*məj(“fire”).

    Noun

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    mei

    1. fire
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    Etymology 2

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      FromProto-Kuki-Chin*C-maj(“tail”), fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*lməj(“tail; penis”).

      Noun

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      mei

      1. tail
      2. stern (of aship)

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      Murui Huitoto

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): [ˈmɛi̯]
      • Hyphenation:mei

      Etymology 1

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      Cognates includeMinica Huitotomei andNüpode Huitotomei.

      Adverb

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      mei

      1. afterwards
      2. so,thus

      Postposition

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      mei

      1. after
        • 2008 [1978],Huitoto Murui Bible, 2nd edition,Mateo 1:6, page 5:
          Jobaimemo naimɨe fiodaiyamei, naiñaiñona ote.
          After that man's dying in the war, he got her.

      Etymology 2

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      (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)

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      mei

      1. shame

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      • Shirley Burtch (1983),Diccionario Huitoto Murui (Tomo I) (Linguistica Peruana No. 20)‎[3] (in Spanish), Yarinacocha, Peru: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page175
      • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017),A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎[4], Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), pages82, 177

      North Frisian

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      North FrisianWikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipediafrr

      Etymology 1

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      FromProto-Germanic*maganą.

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      mei

      1. (Föhr-Amrum)would,would like to,like to
        Meest mi gau ens halep?
        Would you help me real quick?
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      Conjugation ofmei (Föhr-Amrum dialect)
      infinitive Imei
      infinitive II(tu)meien
      past participlemaaden
      imperative singular—
      imperative plural—
       presentpast
      1st singularmeimaad
      2nd singularmeestmaadst
      3rd singularmeimaad
      pluralmeimaad
       perfectpluperfect
      1st singularhaamaadenhedmaaden
      2nd singularheestmaadenhedstmaaden
      3rd singularheemaadenhedmaaden
      pluralhaamaadenhedmaaden
       future (skel)future (wel)
      1st singularskalmeiwalmei
      2nd singularskäälmeiwäälmei
      3rd singularskalmeiwalmei
      pluralskelmeiwelmei
      Alternative forms
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      Etymology 2

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      Ultimately fromLatinMāius.

      Noun

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      mei m

      1. (Föhr-Amrum)May
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      Norwegian Bokmål

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      Noun

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      mei m (definite singularmeien,indefinite pluralmeier,definite pluralmeiene)

      1. alternative form ofmeie

      Norwegian Nynorsk

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      Norwegian NynorskWikipedia has an article on:
      Wikipediann

      Alternative forms

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      Etymology

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      FromOld Norsemeiðr.

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      Noun

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      mei m (definite singularmeien,indefinite pluralmeiar,definite pluralmeiane)

      1. runner of asled,skid

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      • “mei” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.
      • “mei”, inNorsk Ordbok: ordbok over det norske folkemålet og det nynorske skriftmålet, Oslo: Samlaget, 1950-2016
      • “Meid” in Ivar Aasen (1873)Norsk Ordbog med dansk Forklaring

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      Pronoun

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      mei

      1. (Anglo-Norman)alternative form ofmoi

      Palauan

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      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      mei

      1. (intransitive) tocome, toarrive

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      • mei inPalauan Language Online: Palauan-English Dictionary, attekinged.com.
      • mei inPalauan-English Dictionary, attrussel2.com.
      • mei inLewis S. Josephs; Edwin G. McManus; Masa-aki Emesiochel (1977),Palauan-English Dictionary, University Press of Hawaii,→ISBN, page147.

      Papiamentu

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      Etymology 1

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      FromPortuguesemeio andKabuverdianumeiu.

      Adjective

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      mei

      1. half
      2. middle

      Etymology 2

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      FromDutchmei.

      Noun

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      mei

      1. May

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      Months of the year:yanüari(“January”),febrüari(“February”),mart(“March”),aprel(“April”),mei(“May”),yüni(“June”),yüli(“July”),ougùstùs(“August”),sèptèmber(“September”),oktober(“October”),novèmber(“November”),desèmber(“December”).

      Pennsylvania German

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      Etymology

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      CompareGermanmein,Dutchmijn,Englishmy.

      Determiner

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      mei

      1. (possessive)my

      Declension

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      Declension ofmei
      singularplural
      mfn
      nominativemeimeimeimei
      dativemeimmeinremeimmeine
      accusativemeimeimeimei

      Romanian

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      Etymology 1

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      Inherited fromLatinmeī, masculine plural ofmeus.

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      mei

      1. masculineplural ofmeu

      Etymology 2

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      Inherited fromLatinmilium, ultimately fromProto-Indo-European*melh₂-(“to grind, crush”).

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      Noun

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      mei n (pluralmeiuri)

      1. millet
        Synonym:păsat
      Declension
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      singularplural
      indefinitedefiniteindefinitedefinite
      nominative-accusativemeimeiulmeiurimeiurile
      genitive-dativemeimeiuluimeiurimeiurilor
      vocativemeiulemeiurilor

      Sassarese

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      Pronunciation

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      Adjective

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      mei

      1. masculine/feminineplural ofméiu
      2. masculine/feminineplural ofmeu

      Pronoun

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      mei m pl orf pl

      1. masculine/feminineplural ofméiu
      2. masculine/feminineplural ofmeu

      Scots

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      Determiner

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      mei

      1. alternative form ofmy

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      Tongan

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      mei

      1. breadfruit

      Preposition

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      mei

      1. from

      West Frisian

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      Etymology

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      FromOld Frisianmith,mit,mei,mithi,mithe,methe(“with”), fromProto-Germanic*midi(“with”), fromProto-Indo-European*médʰi,*meta(“with”).

      Pronunciation

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      mei

      1. with
        kontaktmei oare talen ―contactwith other languages

      Further reading

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      • “mei”, inWurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch),2011

      Zou

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      Mei.

      Etymology

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      FromProto-Kuki-Chin*maj, fromProto-Sino-Tibetan*məj. Cognates includeKhumi Chinmai andTibetanམེ(me).

      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      mèi

      1. fire

      References

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      • Chungkham Yashawanta Singh; Lukram Himmat (2013),A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page64
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