mãi mãi

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

  1. for a very long time; always and always; forever