Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

meitei hui

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meit-ei hui
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An indigenous domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) traditionally domesticated and reared by the Meitei people of Kangleipak (Manipur).

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Meitei Hui

Example Sentences

"... Four local breeds of Awang Huijao and one Meitei Hui also participated in the show..."
"...the people of the State have failed to protect and preserve indigenous dog breeds like Meitei Hui, Tangkhul Hui, which are very sensitive apart from being one of the best kinds of dog breeds. ... These indigenous dog breeds are on the brink of extinction today due to the inflow of other varieties of dog breeds from outside, he expressed concern, adding that cross breeding of dogs should not be done without the approval of Kennel Club of India."
"...One should not forget its capability since it has been here for ages and now have well adapted with our climatic conditions one should not treat our local breed cheaply. The belief of local dog being "dumb" was proved wrong by Jone's (local breed Meitei hui)..."
"Local breeds of Awang Huijao (Tangkhul hui) and Meitei Hui also participated in the show. ..."
"... As they began to settle down with agriculture ie domesticating plants, they also learned to domesticate animals, such as Meitei hui (dog) from wild wolves. This was about 10, 000 year ago. So, they became more civilised..."

Etymology

From Meitei, referring to the rearers, and Manipuri ꯍꯨꯏ (huʼi, “a dog”).

Word Breakdown

Root: ꯍꯨꯏ

Inflected Forms

Meitei Huis (plural)

Synonyms

Meitei Huei Meetei Hui Meetei Huei

Questions

What does meitei hui mean?: An indigenous domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris) traditionally domesticated and reared by the Meitei people of Kangleipak (Manipur).
Where does meitei hui come from?: From Meitei, referring to the rearers, and Manipuri ꯍꯨꯏ (huʼi, “a dog”).

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