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Brit.

/mʌɪ/, U.S.

/maɪ/, New Zealand English

/ˈmʌːiː/,

/mɑe/

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori māī.

Etymology: < Maori māī.

New Zealand.

= matai n.¹

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > other conifers

juniper1748

bald cypress1785

Norfolk Island pine1803

Norfolk pine1804

taxodium1821

kahikatea1823

Moreton Bay pine1826

mai1831

matai1831

white pine1833

podocarp1846

black rue1864

plum fir1866

cephalotaxus1883

hoop-pine1884

mountain hemlock1884

tide-land spruce1891

kahika1921

Leyland's cypress1933

Metasequoia1941

1831 London Med. Gaz. 12 Nov. 184/2 Podocarpus Species... This tree, the Mai or Matai of the natives of New Zealand, is an unpublished species of Podocarpus.

1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. 246 The totara, the mai, and the hinau were found to work up into very handsome side-boards.

1855 R. Taylor Te Ika a Maui 440 Matai, mai.., a tree with a fine thick top, and leaf much resembling that of the yew.

1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. (rev. ed.) Suppl. 1315/1 Mai (N. Zeal.), Podocarpus spicata.

1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 55 145 Matai, a tree (Podocarpus spicatus), black-pine: often shortened to māi.

1974 Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 71 Podocarpus spicatus..[Standard name] matai..[Trade and local names] mai (New Zealand) ‘black pine’ (New Zealand).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

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Brit.

/mʌɪ/, U.S.

/maɪ/, Caribbean English

/mai/

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi māī.

Etymology: < Hindi māī mother, mother-in-law.

South Asian and Caribbean.

Mother (chiefly used as a respectful form of address to a mother, mother-in-law, or grandmother). In Caribbean use (esp. Trinidad and Guyana): a polite form of address to any older woman, esp. one of East Indian descent. mai bap n. Indian English ‘mother and father’, a form of address to a person considered to command the same respect as a parent.

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motherOE

progenitrixc1487

progenitrice?a1505

grandmother1526

ancestress1580

foremother1582

progenitress1611

predecessrix1640

mai1845

1845 H. Lawrence Jrnl. 11 Oct. (1980) 178 I'm very cold, Mai, and have nothing to put round me. Give me something to buy a chudha.

1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 249 ‘Hurry up! Hurry up!’ said the foreman as he saw the old man coming... ‘Mai Bap,’ said Hari saluting.

1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun i. 9 What boy! Never seeam your bap and mai when dey sleeping in de night?

1961 V. S. Naipaul House for Mr Biswas i. iii. 115 ‘You happy, eh, now that you make Mai faint?’ It was Shama. Her hands were still oily. ‘Which foot you rub?’ Mr Biswas asked... ‘You know, it does beat me why all you sisters so anxious to look after the old hen.’

1990 Trinidad Guardian 28 Oct. 23 I turned to her and said, Mai, if things are in a bad state, ask for the able-bodied men... Ask for the army, ask for the police.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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MAI n. Microbiology and Medicine Mycobacterium avium intracellulare; = Mycobacterium avium complex n. at mycobacterium n. Compounds; cf. MAC n.

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the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > bacillus > [noun]

bacillus1883

MAI1980

MAC1985

1980 Amer. Rev. Respiratory Dis. 121 421 (title) Link between MAI organisms and broiler production noted.

2001 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 184 1480 Isolates of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) form multiple colony types named red-opaque, white-opaque, red-transparent.., and white-transparent.

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释义	main.¹ Brit. /mʌɪ/, U.S. /maɪ/, New Zealand English /ˈmʌːiː/, /mɑe/ Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori māī. Etymology: < Maori māī. New Zealand. = matai n.¹ ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > conifers > [noun] > other conifers juniper1748 bald cypress1785 Norfolk Island pine1803 Norfolk pine1804 taxodium1821 kahikatea1823 Moreton Bay pine1826 mai1831 matai1831 white pine1833 podocarp1846 black rue1864 plum fir1866 cephalotaxus1883 hoop-pine1884 mountain hemlock1884 tide-land spruce1891 kahika1921 Leyland's cypress1933 Metasequoia1941 1831 London Med. Gaz. 12 Nov. 184/2 Podocarpus Species... This tree, the Mai or Matai of the natives of New Zealand, is an unpublished species of Podocarpus. 1845 E. J. Wakefield Adventure in N.Z. II. 246 The totara, the mai, and the hinau were found to work up into very handsome side-boards. 1855 R. Taylor Te Ika a Maui 440 Matai, mai.., a tree with a fine thick top, and leaf much resembling that of the yew. 1874 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. (rev. ed.) Suppl. 1315/1 Mai (N. Zeal.), Podocarpus spicata. 1946 Jrnl. Polynesian Soc. 55 145 Matai, a tree (Podocarpus spicatus), black-pine: often shortened to māi. 1974 Nomencl. Commerc. Timbers (B.S.I.) 71 Podocarpus spicatus..[Standard name] matai..[Trade and local names] mai (New Zealand) ‘black pine’ (New Zealand). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022). main.² Brit. /mʌɪ/, U.S. /maɪ/, Caribbean English /mai/ Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi māī. Etymology: < Hindi māī mother, mother-in-law. South Asian and Caribbean. Mother (chiefly used as a respectful form of address to a mother, mother-in-law, or grandmother). In Caribbean use (esp. Trinidad and Guyana): a polite form of address to any older woman, esp. one of East Indian descent. mai bap n. Indian English ‘mother and father’, a form of address to a person considered to command the same respect as a parent. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > ancestor > [noun] > female motherOE progenitrixc1487 progenitrice?a1505 grandmother1526 ancestress1580 foremother1582 progenitress1611 predecessrix1640 mai1845 1845 H. Lawrence Jrnl. 11 Oct. (1980) 178 I'm very cold, Mai, and have nothing to put round me. Give me something to buy a chudha. 1936 M. R. Anand Coolie iv. 249 ‘Hurry up! Hurry up!’ said the foreman as he saw the old man coming... ‘Mai Bap,’ said Hari saluting. 1952 S. Selvon Brighter Sun i. 9 What boy! Never seeam your bap and mai when dey sleeping in de night? 1961 V. S. Naipaul House for Mr Biswas i. iii. 115 ‘You happy, eh, now that you make Mai faint?’ It was Shama. Her hands were still oily. ‘Which foot you rub?’ Mr Biswas asked... ‘You know, it does beat me why all you sisters so anxious to look after the old hen.’ 1990 Trinidad Guardian 28 Oct. 23 I turned to her and said, Mai, if things are in a bad state, ask for the able-bodied men... Ask for the army, ask for the police. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). > as lemmas MAI MAI n. Microbiology and Medicine Mycobacterium avium intracellulare; = Mycobacterium avium complex n. at mycobacterium n. Compounds; cf. MAC n. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > organism > micro-organism > bacterium > bacillus > [noun] bacillus1883 MAI1980 MAC1985 1980 Amer. Rev. Respiratory Dis. 121 421 (title) Link between MAI organisms and broiler production noted. 2001 Jrnl. Infectious Dis. 184 1480 Isolates of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) form multiple colony types named red-opaque, white-opaque, red-transparent.., and white-transparent. extracted from Mn. < n.¹1831n.²1845 as lemmas
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