wei

See also: wēi, wéi, wěi, and wèi

Anakalangu

Noun

wei

  1. water

Further reading

Baluan-Pam

wei

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

wei

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

  • The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic (2007, →ISBN

Central Masela

Noun

wei

  1. water

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋɛi̯/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯
  • Homophones: wij

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wei, from Old Dutch *wei, from Proto-Germanic *hwają.

Cognate with English whey, West Frisian waai.

Noun

wei f (uncountable)

  1. a product obtained from milk; whey
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

wei f (plural weiden, diminutive weitje n)

  1. Alternative form of weide

Anagrams

Folopa

Noun

wẹị or węi

  1. (Boro, Tebera) water

Synonyms

References

Kambera

Alternative forms

Noun

wei

  1. (Southern, Umbu Ratu Nggai) water

References

Kedang

Noun

wei

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

  • Ursula Samely, Robert H. Barnes, A Dictionary of the Kedang Language: Kedang-Indonesian-English

Lou

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *waiʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *waiʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wahiʀ.

Noun

wei

  1. water (clear liquid H₂O)

References

Luxembourgish

Verb

wei

  1. second-person singular imperative of weien

Mandarin

Romanization

wei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of wēi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of wéi.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of wěi.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of wèi.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Middle English

Noun

wei

  1. Alternative spelling of way

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian wei, from Proto-Germanic *wegaz, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare North Frisian wey, English way, Low German Weg, Dutch weg, German Weg, Danish vej.

Noun

wei c (plural wegen)

  1. way
  2. road
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