* The diacritic ◌̃ represents a nasalized vowel.
[ SSS:
ai kiã stead mai ]
ai kia stead mai
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Detailed etymology
definitions
interjection
- (dating) do you want to go steady (or not)?
During recess, he mustered up the courage to ask her, "Ai kia stead mai?"
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usage notes
* The nasal vowel is almost always unmarked by speakers, though it is very important to the pronunciation of the term. In a dipthong or tripthong, the recommended convention is to mark the final vowel, unless it is spelled using a repeated letter, in which case the first-occurring repeated letter is marked.