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omiai

omiai noun: a Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.

Noun

omiai (countable and uncountable, plural omiais or omiai)

  1. A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.

Forms of omiai

pluralomiais
pluralomiai

Origin of omiai

Borrowed from Japanese お見合い (おみあい, o-miai).

Questions about omiai

What does omiai mean?
Omiai means a Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.
What part of speech is omiai?
Omiai is a noun.
What is the plural of omiai?
The plural of omiai is omiais.

Words near omiai in the dictionary

  1. OMGs
  2. OMGWTFBBQ
  3. omi
  4. omi-palone
  5. omi-palones
  6. omiai
  7. omiais
  8. omic
  9. omicra
  10. omicron
  11. omicron strain

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