name
Meaning 1
A surname from Chinese.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
lei
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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lā
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/leɪ/
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rhymes with -eɪ
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homophone: lay
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homophone: ley
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CMU ARPABET: L EY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
plural of leu
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
Acronym of Legal Entity Identifier, a unique global identifier for legal entities participating in financial transactions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of
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noun
Meaning 5
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: wreath, garland, coronal, chaplet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: flower arrangement, floral arrangement
Narrower terms: crown, laurel, laurel wreath, bay wreath
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Chinese 雷 (léi).
Borrowed from Hawaiian lei.
Borrowed from Romanian lei.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 花環 /花环 (huāhuán) — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Esperanto: havaja kolĉeno — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Finnish: lei — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Hawaiian: lei — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Māori: hei — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Russian: ле́и (léi) — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Russian: лей (lej) — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Tagalog: ley — garland of flowers in Hawaii
- Tahitian: hei — garland of flowers in Hawaii