different between mae vs dudette

'Are'are

Verb

mae

1. to die

References

• Kate?ina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Afrikaans

Noun

mae

1. plural of maag

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *madeh. Cognates include Finnish made and Veps madeh.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa, Soikkola) IPA^(key): /?m?e/
• (Ylä-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /?m?eh/ (phonemic spelling: maeh)
• Hyphenation: ma?e

Noun

mae (genitive matteen, partitive maetta)

1. burbot (Lota lota)

Declension

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) I?oran Keelen Grammatikka?^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 64
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 289

Japanese

Romanization

mae

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mae/, [?ma.e]

Noun

mae m or f (plural maes)

1. (Costa Rica, colloquial) dude, guy, man

   Synonyms: tipo; see also Thesaurus:tío

2. (Costa Rica, colloquial) girl, gal, sis
3. (Costa Rica, colloquial, used in the vocative) dude, you

Welsh

Etymology

Contraction of yma wy (literally “here is”)

Alternative forms

• ma’ (colloquial)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /ma???/
  • (North Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ma/, /m?/
• (South Wales, standard) IPA^(key): /mai?/
  • (South Wales, colloquial) IPA^(key): /ma/, /m?/

Verb

mae

1. third-person singular present of bod

English

Etymology

From dude +? -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d(j)u??d?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

dudette (plural dudettes)

1. (slang, often humorous) A woman.
   • 2013, Judy Faust; Punch Faust, The MOTs File: Memories, Observations, and Thoughts, AuthorHouse ?ISBN, page 88

     As my (metal) knees set off all the security thingies, I am subjected to touchy, feely sessions—usually by a dudette with fat, sweaty hands—before being allowed to wait at the gate for hour after hour. The Joy Of Watching Hockey It is a lovely fall.

2. (slang) A cowgirl, especially a tenderfoot.
   • 1940, Oren Arnold, John Prentiss Hale, Hot irons: heraldry of the range

     Most memorable thing about the first branding work a dude or a dudette witnesses is likely to be the heart-rending " BAWR- R-R-R-R!" of the calf or other animal under the hot iron.

   • 1944, Minute Man

     "Dudettes" in cowgirl outfits combed the business district of Phoenix
3. (slang) A cowboy's wife, or a woman who moves out west with the intention of marrying a cowboy.
   • 1941, Travel

     I'll be cow—hooked if she ain't the best looking thing that's come over the mountains since I married my own dudette!

   • 1949, Arizona Cattlelog

     Saturday evening, March 11, the Dudettes (wives and sweethearts of the Jaycees ) will give their annual all- Western dance at Bud Brown's Barn.

   • 2005, Lesley Poling-Kempes, Ghost Ranch, University of Arizona Press ?ISBN, page 48

     Visiting dudettes found the shy man of the land irresistible.
4. A girl or woman who is noted for being tough or capable.
   • 2013, Sam Kauffman, MADDY - Courage and Heart: Life Lessons From a Puppy Handbook, AuthorHouse ?ISBN, page 138

     Maddy was a dainty and feminine tomboy with a disposition both loving and tough as nails. She was a “dudette” and a debutant. What could have been clashing opposites were perfectly blended in her.

Synonyms

• dudess

Translations

Anagrams

• duetted