See also: Appendix:Variations of "maimai"
Vietnamese
Etymology
Reduplication of mãi (“(for) a long time”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maːj˦ˀ˥ maːj˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [maːj˧˨ maːj˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [maːj˨˩˦ maːj˨˩˦]
Adverb
mãi mãi
- for a very long time; always and always; forever