Meitei

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noun

A member of a certain ethnic group native to Manipur, India.

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ManipuriMeitei languageManipuri language
Originmni ꯃꯩꯇꯩ →
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Meanings

nounMeitei (plural Meiteis or Meitei)

plural Meiteis · alternative Meetei · alternative Meithei

  1. A member of a certain ethnic group native to Manipur, India.
adjectiveMeitei (not comparable)

alternative Meetei · alternative Meithei

  1. not comparableOf or relating to Manipur, its people (the Meitei), its language, its food, or (religion) its traditional form.
proper nounMeitei (countable and uncountable, plural Meiteis)

plural Meiteis · alternative Meetei · alternative Meithei

  1. countableuncountableThe Tibeto-Burman language spoken by the people of Manipur.
  2. countableuncountableThe written form of this language.
  3. countableuncountableA surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Manipuri

nouna Tibeto-Burman language spoken in Manipur, India

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Meitei languageManipuriManipuri language
Broader
Tibeto-BurmanTibeto-Burman language
Also see
cassaymanipurimeithei

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. mniꯃꯩꯇꯩ
  2. EnglishMeitei

Borrowed from Manipuri ꯃꯩꯇꯩ (meitei).

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 梅泰語 /梅泰语
  • 梅泰語 /梅泰语language
Cite this entry
APA

Meitei. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meitei

MLA

“Meitei.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meitei. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Meitei,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Meitei.

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