"mayai" meaning in All languages combined

See mayai on Wiktionary

Noun [Swahili]

Audio: Sw-ke-mayai.flac [Kenya]
Head templates: {{head|sw|noun form}} mayai
  1. plural of yai Tags: form-of, plural Form of: yai
    Sense id: en-mayai-sw-noun-T~sO92o2 Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Swahili entries with incorrect language header

Particle [Unami]

Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *me·ya·wi (“to be correct, to be directly”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|unm|alg-pro|*me·ya·wi||to be correct, to be directly|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Algonquian *me·ya·wi (“to be correct, to be directly”), {{inh+|unm|alg-pro|*me·ya·wi|t=to be correct, to be directly}} Inherited from Proto-Algonquian *me·ya·wi (“to be correct, to be directly”) Head templates: {{head|unm|particle}} mayai
  1. On the right, on someone or something's righthand side. Related terms: mayawsi, mayaylëncha
    Sense id: en-mayai-unm-particle-AS9yrHia Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Unami entries with incorrect language header, Unami particles
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