nai

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nai"

English

Etymology 1

From Hindi नाई (nāī).

Noun

nai (plural nais)

1. (India) barber.

Etymology 2

From Romanian.

Noun

nai (plural nais)

1. (music) A Romanian diatonic pan flute used since the 17th century.

Synonyms

• muscal

Anagrams

• -ian, ANI, Ain, Ani, INA, Ian, Ina, NIA, Nia, ain', ani, nia

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Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nai]

Verb

nai

1. to plant

References

• Template:cite. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Template:cite. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

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Aromanian

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

• nae

Noun

nai f (plural nãi)

1. region, province, county

Etymology 2

From Latin nāvis. Compare archaic Romanian naie.

Alternative forms

• nae

Noun

nai f (plural nãi)

1. vessel, boat (especially with sails)

See also

• cãravi, catrig, lãndurã, luntri, ghimii

Etymology 3

Adverb

nai

1. the most

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Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin nix, nivem. Compare Romanian nea, Italian neve, Romansch naiv, Catalan neu.

Noun

nai f

1. snow

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯]
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Syllabification^(key): nai

Verb

nai

1. (deprecated template usage) third-person singular present indicative of naida
2. (deprecated template usage) third-person singular past indicative of naida

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯ˣ/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Syllabification^(key): nai

Verb

nai

1. (deprecated template usage) present active indicative connegative of naida
2. (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present imperative of naida
3. (deprecated template usage) second-person singular present active imperative connegative of naida

Anagrams

• ain, ani

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Galician

nai e fillo ("mother and son")

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese mãy, influenced by the archaic nana (“mother”), from Latin mater. Cognate of Portuguese mãe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaj/

Noun

nai f (plural nais)

1. mother
   • 2016, Xurxo Sierra Veloso, Os fíos, Editorial Galaxia (→ISBN)

     Apuntamentos para axenda mental de hoxe: rifa coa miña nai. A ver por que lle ten que ir contando ela a ninguén que precisei psiquiatra despois da miña separación?

     Appointment in today's TODO mental schedule: arguing with my mother. Why she has to go around telling anyone that I needed a psychiatrist after my separation?

Derived terms

• naiciña (hypocoristic)

Related terms

• madre
• mai
• padre
• pai

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “nai”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Japanese

Romanization

nai

1. Rōmaji transcription of ない

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Livonian

Etymology

From .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɑi/

Noun

nai

1. wife

Declension

Declension of nai (191)

	singular (ikšlug)	plural (pǟgiņlug)
nominative (nominatīv)	nai	naizt
genitive (genitīv)	naiz	naizt
partitive (partitīv)	nāizta	naiži
dative (datīv)	naizõn	naiztõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	naizõks	naiztkõks
illative (illatīv)	naizõ	naižiz
inessive (inesīv)	naizõs	naižis
elative (elatīv)	naizõst	naižist

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Lote

Numeral

nai

1. two

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

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Mandarin

Romanization

nai

1. Nonstandard spelling of nái.
2. Nonstandard spelling of nǎi.
3. Nonstandard spelling of nài.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

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Middle English

Alternative forms

• naie, nei, næi

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Norse nei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛi̯/

Interjection

nai

1. no

Noun

nai (plural nais)

1. denial, refusal

Adverb

nai

1. no

Descendants

• English: nay
• Yola: naay, na

References

• “nai, interj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “nai, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
• “nai, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Ngazidja Comorian

Adverb

nai

1. bad

References

• “nai” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

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Romanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish نای (nay), from Persian نی (ney).

Noun

nai n (plural naiuri)

1. a type of pan flute

Declension

Declension of nai

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) nai	naiul	(niște) naiuri	naiurile
genitive/dative	(unui) nai	naiului	(unor) naiuri	naiurilor
vocative	naiule		naiurilor

See also

• fluier

Descendants

• → English: nai

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch naaien.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nai̯/

Verb

nai

1. to sew

Derived terms

• nanai

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɗeː. Cognate with Muong đai and Arem kadeː.

Alternative forms

• (North Central Vietnam) nây

Noun

(classifier con) nai • (𬸼)

1. a sambar deer
2. (by extension) any species of deer

See also

• hươu

Derived terms

• hươu nai

 

Etymology 2

Unknown. Perhaps from the "confused" look that deer in general exhibit. Perhaps popularized by the lines that describe "a confused deer walking on autumn leaves" from the poem Tiếng thu (“Sounds of Autumn”) by Lưu Trọng Lư, and subsequently the pop song Mắt nai cha cha cha (“Cha-Cha-Cha Deer Eyes”) which describes the innocence of young girls.

Adjective

nai

1. (slang) innocent; naive

   giả nai

   to act innocent; to act dumb; to feign ignorance

Etymology 3

Verb

nai • (抳)

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Welsh

Etymology

From Middle Welsh nei, from Proto-Brythonic *nei, from Proto-Celtic *neɸūss, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nai̯/

Noun

nai m (plural neiaint, not mutable)

1. nephew

Derived terms

• neigarwch

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “nai”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies