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"MAY-leh" and "MY-leh" are pronunciations of the word maile.

Specifically, the word is a noun in the Hawaiian and Tongan languages. It means a particular kind of "vine" (Alyxia oliviformis, "olive-resembling chain") in the language of the Hawaiian Islands, where the pronunciation is "MY-leh." It translates as "dog" (Canis lupus familiaris) in the language of the Pacific Ocean archipelagic Kingdom of Tonga, where the pronunciation is "MAY-leh."

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