maying
English
/ˈmeɪɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) The celebrations traditionally held to celebrate May Day.
Etymology
Suffix from English May, may (celebrate May Day festivities, kinsman).
Origin
English
may
Gloss
celebrate May Day festivities, kinsman
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- May English
- May the Fourth English
- Maybot English
- Mayfair English
- Maytide English
- Maytime English
- formay English
- may English
- mayapple English
- maybe English
- maybloom English
- mayblossom English
- maybush English
- mayest English
- mayfish English
- mayflower English
- mayfly English
- mayhaw English
- mayn't English
- maythorn English
- mayweed English
- mid-May English
- maio Portuguese
- May Swedish
- メイ Japanese
- May Middle English
- mowen Middle English
- mai Old French
- मई Hindi
- May Cebuano
- May Tagalog
- Mei Malay
- မေ Burmese
- মে’ Assamese
- Mei Swahili
- মে Bengali
- Māe Marshallese
- Mei Tok Pisin
- May Norwegian
- Mei Hawaiian
- Mei Maori
- မေႇ Shan
- Mayu Hausa
- Meyi Chichewa, Chewa, Nyanja
- Mē Tongan (Tonga Islands)
- Meyi Tumbuka