"Wei" meaning in All languages combined

See Wei on Wiktionary

Noun [East Central German]

Etymology: Compare German Wein. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Wein}} German Wein Head templates: {{head|gmw-ecg|noun|g=m}} Wei m
  1. (Erzgebirgisch) wine Tags: Erzgebirgisch, masculine
    Sense id: en-Wei-gmw-ecg-noun-MsT-7Zlo Categories (other): East Central German entries with incorrect language header, Erzgebirgisch

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin Chinese 魏 (Wèi). Etymology templates: {{commonscat|Wei (state)}}, {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{m|cmn|魏|tr=Wèi}} 魏 (Wèi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wei
  1. (historical) An ancient Chinese march during the Zhou dynasty Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Wei-en-name-LdXELcX6
  2. (historical) Liang, the realm of the earlier march after its elevation to a kingdom Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Wei-en-name-SJRp3alg
  3. (historical) A kingdom during the Three Kingdoms interregnum following China's Han dynasty. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Wei-en-name-J1QlsrUp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Liang, Ngwei
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Etymology: From Mandarin Chinese 衞/卫 (Wèi). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin, {{m|cmn|衞|tr=Wèi}} 衞/卫 (Wèi) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wei
  1. (historical) An ancient Chinese duchy during the Zhou dynasty Tags: historical Synonyms: Wey
    Sense id: en-Wei-en-name-1fgo10Uj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Wei
  1. A river in China, a tributary of the Yellow River. Categories (topical): History of China Categories (place): Places in China, Rivers in China Synonyms: Wei River
    Sense id: en-Wei-en-name-MMVFZEhE Disambiguation of History of China: 9 1 29 9 51 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 18 14 12 43 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 10 16 13 10 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun [German Low German]

Etymology: From Middle Low German wei, from Old Saxon *hwei, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nds-de|gml|wei}} Middle Low German wei, {{inh|nds-de|osx|*hwei}} Old Saxon *hwei, {{inh|nds-de|gmw-pro|*hwaij|t=whey}} Proto-West Germanic *hwaij (“whey”) Head templates: {{head|nds-de|noun|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} Wei f, {{nds-de-noun|g=f|plural=-}} Wei f (no plural)
  1. whey Tags: feminine, no-plural Derived forms: Keeswei
    Sense id: en-Wei-nds-de-noun-HmvwpR7J Categories (other): German Low German entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Luxembourgish]

IPA: /vɑɪ̯/ Forms: Weien [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑɪ Etymology: From Old High German wīhī. Cognate with German Weihe. Etymology templates: {{der|lb|goh|wīhī}} Old High German wīhī, {{cog|de|Weihe}} German Weihe Head templates: {{lb-noun|f}} Wei f (plural Weien)
  1. (Christianity) consecration Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Wei-lb-noun-kjFlRGGY Categories (other): Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Luxembourgish entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Topics: Christianity
  2. (Christianity) ordination Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Christianity
    Sense id: en-Wei-lb-noun-TMi2m4Q5 Topics: Christianity
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: weien

Noun [Pennsylvania German]

Etymology: Compare German Wein, Dutch wijn, English wine. Etymology templates: {{cog|de|Wein}} German Wein, {{cog|nl|wijn}} Dutch wijn, {{cog|en|wine}} English wine Head templates: {{head|pdc|noun|g=m}} Wei m
  1. wine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Wei-pdc-noun-MsT-7Zlo Categories (other): Pennsylvania German entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Sathmar Swabian]

Head templates: {{head|gmw-stm|noun|g=m}} Wei m
  1. wine Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-Wei-gmw-stm-noun-MsT-7Zlo Categories (other): Sathmar Swabian entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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