Japanese edit

Etymology 1 edit

Shortening of ナビゲーション (nabigēshon) or ナビゲーター (nabigētā) or ナビゲート (nabigēto)

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ナビ (nabi

  1. (car) navigation system, navigator
    (くるま)ナビ
    kuruma no nabi
    car's navigation system
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy)[1]

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ナビ (nabi

  1. prophet of Islam

References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN