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Etymology 1
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From Old Japanese, from Proto-Japonic *napay.
Apophonic form of 苗 (nawa, “seedling”, bound form, only used in compounds), similar to nouns such as 神 (kami, kan-, kamu-, “god”) and 目 (me, ma-, “eye”).
Pronunciation
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なえ • (nae) ←なへ (nafe)?
- seedling; young plant
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
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なえ • (nae) ←なえ (nae)?
- wilting
- (slang) lame
See also
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なえ • (nae) ←なえ (nae)?
- imperfective and stem (or continuative) forms of なえる (naeru) [ichidan]
Etymology 3
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For pronunciation and definitions of なえ – see the following entry.
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(This term, なえ, is the hiragana spelling of the above term.) For a list of all kanji read as なえ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なえ.)
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