"Mei" meaning in Hawaiian

See Mei in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈmei̯/, [ˈmɛj]
Etymology: Borrowed from English May. Etymology templates: {{bor|haw|en|May}} English May Head templates: {{head|haw|proper noun}} Mei
  1. May (month)
    Sense id: en-Mei-haw-name-bQYVmTMx
  2. a female given name from English Categories (topical): Hawaiian female given names, Hawaiian given names
    Sense id: en-Mei-haw-name-vxWTAIbl Categories (other): Pages with 14 entries, Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 28 25 25 6 17 Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 10 90
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "May"
      },
      "expansion": "English May",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English May.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Mei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "May (month)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Mei-haw-name-bQYVmTMx",
      "links": [
        [
          "May",
          "May"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Hawaiian female given names",
          "parents": [
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            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "name": "Hawaiian given names",
          "parents": [
            "Given names",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "28 25 25 6 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 14 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from English"
      ],
      "id": "en-Mei-haw-name-vxWTAIbl",
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmei̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mei"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian proper nouns",
    "Hawaiian terms borrowed from English",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from English",
    "Hawaiian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 14 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "May"
      },
      "expansion": "English May",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English May.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "Mei",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "May (month)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "May",
          "May"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian female given names",
        "Hawaiian female given names from English",
        "Hawaiian given names"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from English"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmei̯/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈmɛj]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mei"
}

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