nai
Translingual Edit
Symbol Edit
nai
English Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Noun Edit
nai (plural nais)
Etymology 2 Edit
Noun Edit
nai (plural nais)
Synonyms Edit
Anagrams Edit
Ajië Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
nai
- to plant
References Edit
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Institut d'ethnologie. 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.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. 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.
Aromanian Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
nai f (plural nãi)
Etymology 2 Edit
From Latin nāvis. Compare archaic Romanian naie.
Alternative forms Edit
Noun Edit
nai f (plural nãi)
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Etymology 3 Edit
Adverb Edit
nai
- the most
Dalmatian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin nix, nivem. Compare Romanian nea, Italian neve, Romansch naiv, Catalan neu.
Noun Edit
nai f
Finnish Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
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nai
Etymology 2 Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Verb Edit
nai
- inflection of naida:
Anagrams Edit
Galician Edit
Etymology Edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese mãy, influenced by the archaic nana (“mother”),[1] from Latin mater. Cognate of Portuguese mãe.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nai f (plural nais)
- 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 Edit
- naiciña (hypocoristic)
Related terms Edit
References Edit
- “mãy” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “nai” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “nai” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “nai” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- ^ Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “padre”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Japanese Edit
Romanization Edit
nai
Livonian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Finnic *nainën.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nai
Declension Edit
singular (ikšlug) | plural (pǟgiņlug) | |
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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 |
Lote Edit
Numeral Edit
nai
References Edit
- Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)
Mandarin Edit
Romanization Edit
nai
Usage notes Edit
- 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.
Middle English Edit
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Interjection Edit
nai
Noun Edit
nai (plural nais)
Adverb Edit
nai
Descendants Edit
References Edit
- “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.
Ngazidja Comorian Edit
Adjective Edit
nai
References Edit
- “nai” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.
Romanian Edit
Etymology Edit
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نای (nay), from Persian نی (ney).
Noun Edit
nai n (plural naiuri)
- a type of pan flute
Declension Edit
Descendants Edit
- → English: nai
See also Edit
South Efate Edit
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Noun Edit
nai
Sranan Tongo Edit
Etymology Edit
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Verb Edit
nai
- to sew
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Vietnamese Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From Proto-Vietic *k-ɗeː. Cognate with Muong đai and Arem kadeː.
Alternative forms Edit
- (North Central Vietnam) nây
Noun Edit
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Etymology 2 Edit
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 Edit
nai
Etymology 3 Edit
Verb Edit
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Welsh Edit
Etymology Edit
From Middle Welsh nei, from Proto-Brythonic *nei, from Proto-Celtic *neɸūss, from Proto-Indo-European *népōts.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
nai m (plural neiaint, not mutable)
Derived terms Edit
Further reading Edit
- 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