As a deity name
Name 741 of the Surya Sahasranāma — Bhavishya Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
में · feminine
bleat, baa, bleating (cry of a sheep)
मई · feminine
May
a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit
“Onomatopoeic.” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
bleat, baa, bleating (cry of a sheep) (a Hindi word; it is not Sanskrit)
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
No corroborated Sanskrit reading of this spelling is established. It resolves as a Hindi word — see “As a Hindi name” above. We say this plainly rather than force a Sanskrit story onto it.
Caveats
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