می

Persian

/mej/

regional
Definitions
  • (literary) wine
  • alcoholic beverage

Etymology

Inherited from Old Persian *𐎶𐎯 inherited from Proto-Iranian *mádu (honey) inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu inherited from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey, mead, sweet drink, wine, honey wine).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*médʰu

Gloss

honey, mead, sweet drink, wine, honey wine

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

蜜

Emoji
🍯

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