"Meitei" meaning in English

See Meitei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: Meetei [alternative], Meithei [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mni|ꯃꯩꯇꯩ}} Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Meitei (not comparable)
  1. Of or relating to Manipur, its people (the Meitei), its language, its food, or (religion) its traditional form. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-Meitei-en-adj-dP1WPQpa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 25 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 26 21 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 21 13 26

Proper name

Forms: Meiteis [plural], Meetei [alternative], Meithei [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mni|ꯃꯩꯇꯩ}} Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~}} Meitei (countable and uncountable, plural Meiteis)
  1. The Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the people of Manipur. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Languages
    Sense id: en-Meitei-en-name-jHEjqzOu Disambiguation of Languages: 16 37 23 19 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 25 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 26 21 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 21 13 26
  2. The written form of this language. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Meitei-en-name-0-XBgm6m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 25 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 26 21 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 21 13 26
  3. A surname. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Meitei-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 26 21 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 21 13 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Manipuri Derived forms: Ancient Meitei, Classical Meitei, Meitei civilisation, Meitei studies

Noun

Forms: Meiteis [plural], Meitei [plural], Meetei [alternative], Meithei [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|mni|ꯃꯩꯇꯩ}} Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Meitei}} Meitei (plural Meiteis or Meitei)
  1. A member of a certain ethnic group native to Manipur, India.
    Sense id: en-Meitei-en-noun-rB26scDg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 29 25 7 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 26 21 16 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 24 21 13 26

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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