마이

Cia-Cia

Preposition

마이 (mai)

1. with

Korean

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [ma̠i]
• Phonetic hangul: [마이]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	mai
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	mai
McCune–Reischauer?	mai
Yale Romanization?	mai

Etymology 1

Derived from Japanese 片前 via earlier 가다마이 (gadamai), though rarely perceived as such by younger speakers.

Noun

마이 • (mai)

1. shirt jacket, especially of a school uniform

Etymology 2

See the main entry.

Adverb

마이 • (mai)

1. Gyeongsang, Gangwon, and Chungcheong form of 많이 (mani, “many, a lot”)
   • 2012 February 3, 하기호 [hagiho], “못된 부자 혼내 준 스님 [motdoen buja honnae jun seunim]”, in 한국구비문학대계 [han'gukgubimunhakdaegye]‎^[1], 경상남도 고성군 고성읍 [gyeongsangnamdo goseonggun goseong'eup]:

     그 너무 사람들이 마이 와서 인자 이 뭐 상당히 그 귀찬는 기라.

     Geu neomu saram-deur-i mai wa-seo inja i mwo sangdanghi geu gwichanneun -gira.

     But because so many people were coming now it was becoming a quite a hassle for her.