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pei

/piː.iː.aɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables
pei
IPA
/piː.iː.aɪ/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of Prince Edward Island: a province of Canada.

name

An island in eastern Canada, which forms the majority of the eponymous province.

noun

Initialism of polyetherimide.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of polyethyleneimine.

Uncountable

noun

Initialism of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 裴 (Péi) or 貝／贝 (Bèi) (Wade–Giles romanisation: Pei⁴).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

P.E.I. (alternative) P. E. I. (alternative) Peis (plural)

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce pei?
The recorded pronunciation is /piː.iː.aɪ/.
What does pei mean?
Initialism of Prince Edward Island: a province of Canada.
Where does pei come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 裴 (Péi) or 貝／贝 (Bèi) (Wade–Giles romanisation: Pei⁴).

How to pronounce pei

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