mãi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Portuguese

Noun

mãi f (plural mãis)

  1. dated spelling of mãe

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˦]
  • Homophone: mải (Southern Vietnam)
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Adverb

mãi • (𫡠) (reduplication mãi mãi)

  1. for a long time; unceasingly; always; all the time
    mưa rơi mãi ― it kept raining nonstop
  2. (time) until; till
    Synonym: tận
    Mãi hai giờ sáng mới ngủ được. ― It was not until two a.m. did I manage to sleep.
  3. (location) all the way
    Synonym: tận
    Nhà tôi ở mãi bên kia sông. ― My house is all the way on the other side of the river.
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