pei

See also: Pei and Appendix:Variations of "pei"

Cubeo

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peˈi/

Interjection

pei

  1. boom.

Synonyms

References
  • N. L. Morse; J. K. Salser; N. de Salser (1999), "pei", in Diccionario ilustrado bilingüe: cubeo-español, espanõl-cubeo, →ISBN
  • N. L. Morse; M. B. Maxwell (1999), Cubeo Grammar: Studies in the languages of Colombia 5, Summer Institute of Linguistics, →ISBN

Italian

Contraction

pei

  1. (dated) contraction of per i

Anagrams

Kembra

Noun

pei

  1. dog

Mandarin

Romanization

pei

  1. Nonstandard spelling of pēi.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of péi.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of pěi.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of pèi.

Usage notes
  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Mota

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Noun

pei

  1. water

References
  • A Dictionary of the Language of Mota, Sugarloaf Island (1896)

Piamatsina

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Noun

pei

  1. water

References
  • Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976), page 311

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”), from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds.

Noun

pei m (plural peis)

  1. (Sursilvan, anatomy) foot

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin pes, pedem. Compare Catalan peu, French pied (foot), Italian piede (foot), Latin pes (foot), Latvian pēda, Lithuanian pėdės, Portuguese pé (foot), Spanish pie (foot).

Noun

pei

  1. foot

Scots

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pʌj/

Noun

pei (plural peis)

  1. (South Scots) a pea (in Roxburghshire)
  2. (South Scots) pay (in Selkirkshire)

Usage notes

Often spelt pey (especially for the second definition).

Vunapu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bei.

Noun

pei

  1. water

References
  • Darrell T. Tryon, New Hebrides languages: an internal classification (1976), page 311

Welsh
Pei cig
Pei meringue lemon

Etymology

From English pie.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pei̯/
  • Rhymes: -ei̯

Noun

pei f (plural peis)

  1. pie
    Synonym: pastai

Mutation
Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
pei bei mhei phei
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “pei”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Zou

Verb

pei

  1. go

References
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