"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: {{etymid|vi|梅}}, {{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
    Sense id: en-Mai-vi-name-o9yvztsW Categories (other): Vietnamese female given names, Vietnamese given names, Sino-Vietnamese words, Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Sino-Vietnamese words: 26 74 Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 31 69
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          "parents": [],
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        },
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  ],
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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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      ],
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  ],
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      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[maːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "mai"
    }
  ],
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}

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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 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). 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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