mãi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mai"

Portuguese

Noun

mãi f (plural mãis)

1. Obsolete 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.