omiain.

Brit.

/ˈəʊmɪˌʌɪ/,

/ˌɒmɪˈʌɪ/, U.S.

/ˈˌoʊmiˈˌaɪ/

Inflections: Plural unchanged, omiais.

Forms: 1900s– o-miai, 1900s– omiai.

Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese omiai.

Etymology: < Japanese omiai < o- , honorific prefix + miai miai n. Compare earlier miai n.

In a Japanese arranged marriage: = miai n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > an arranged match > first step in

miai1884

omiai1970

1970 Times 9 Mar. 7/4 The first omiai (arranged meeting with a view to marriage) was a disaster.

1975 J.-R. Cholley in Discover Japan (1987) I. 118 Marriage in Japan arranged through the o-miai..is the target of constant criticism by Westerners.

1985 A. Booth Roads to Sata (1987) 209 Before the war [sc. World War II], if the man was satisfied at an omiai the marriage would go ahead with no thought at all for the woman's preferences or affections.

1985 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 6 May It also holds annual o-miai for single farmers from Miyake Island, south of Tokyo, and northeast Yamagata prefecture.

1992 F. Hiatt Secret Sun iii. xx. 175 You see, my wife and I met through omiai.

2002 R. J. Davies & O. Ikeno Japanese Mind 166 Nowadays..the wishes of the prospective bride and groom are respected, although family background is still an important consideration in modern omiai.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omiai
释义	omiain. Brit. /ˈəʊmɪˌʌɪ/, /ˌɒmɪˈʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈˌoʊmiˈˌaɪ/ Inflections: Plural unchanged, omiais. Forms: 1900s– o-miai, 1900s– omiai. Origin: A borrowing from Japanese. Etymon: Japanese omiai. Etymology: < Japanese omiai < o- , honorific prefix + miai miai n. Compare earlier miai n. In a Japanese arranged marriage: = miai n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > an arranged match > first step in miai1884 omiai1970 1970 Times 9 Mar. 7/4 The first omiai (arranged meeting with a view to marriage) was a disaster. 1975 J.-R. Cholley in Discover Japan (1987) I. 118 Marriage in Japan arranged through the o-miai..is the target of constant criticism by Westerners. 1985 A. Booth Roads to Sata (1987) 209 Before the war [sc. World War II], if the man was satisfied at an omiai the marriage would go ahead with no thought at all for the woman's preferences or affections. 1985 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 6 May It also holds annual o-miai for single farmers from Miyake Island, south of Tokyo, and northeast Yamagata prefecture. 1992 F. Hiatt Secret Sun iii. xx. 175 You see, my wife and I met through omiai. 2002 R. J. Davies & O. Ikeno Japanese Mind 166 Nowadays..the wishes of the prospective bride and groom are respected, although family background is still an important consideration in modern omiai. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1970
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