"Mai" meaning in Vietnamese

See Mai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [maːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [maːj˧˧] [Huế], [maːj˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Sino-Vietnamese word from 梅. Etymology templates: {{categorize|vi|Sino-Vietnamese words}}, {{vi-etym-sino|梅}} Sino-Vietnamese word from 梅 Head templates: {{head|vi|proper noun|head=Mai|tr=}} Mai
  1. a surname from Chinese
    Sense id: en-Mai-vi-name-cgTcznke Categories (other): Vietnamese surnames
  2. a female given name from Chinese Categories (topical): Vietnamese female given names, Vietnamese given names
    Sense id: en-Mai-vi-name-o9yvztsW Categories (other): Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 28 72 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 16 84
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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          "_dis": "16 84",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      "glosses": [
        "a female given name from Chinese"
      ],
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      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mai"
}
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    "Vietnamese proper nouns",
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    },
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        "Vietnamese female given names from Chinese",
        "Vietnamese given names"
      ],
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        "a female given name from Chinese"
      ],
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        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mai"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Mai"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Vietnamese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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