yellow mai

English

Etymology

Partial calque of Vietnamese mai vàng.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌjɛloʊ ˈmaɪ/

Noun

yellow mai (uncountable)

1. The Southeast Asian plant Ochna integerrima, yellow flower plants are often used to decorate on Tết.

Translations

Ochna integerrima

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: ^{(please verify)} 金蓮木／金莲木 (gam¹ lin⁴ muk⁶), ^{(please verify)} 黃梅／黄梅 (wong⁴ mui⁴)

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 金蓮木／金莲木 (jīnliánmù), ^{(please verify)} 黃梅／黄梅 (zh) (huángméi)

• French: ^{(please verify)} maï jaune
• Japanese: ^{(please verify)} キイロイマイ (kīroimai)
• Khmer: ^{(please verify)} អង្គា (km) (ʼɑngkiə), ^{(please verify)} អង្គាសីល (km) (ʼɑɑngkiəsəyl), ^{(please verify)} អង្គាលឿង (ʼɑɑngkiəlɨəng), ^{(please verify)} គង្គា (km) (kŭəngkiə)
• Korean: ^{(please verify)} 노란마이 (noranmai)
• Malayalam: ^{(please verify)} യെല്ലോ മായ് പുഷ്പം (yellō māyŭ puṣpaṁ)
• Russian: ^{(please verify)} желтый маи m (želtyj mai)
• Thai: ^{(please verify)} ช้างน้าว (cháang náao)
• Vietnamese: mai vàng