nais

See also: nais-, naïs, and n-ais

English

Noun

nais

1. plural of nai

Anagrams

• Sani, nias, ASIN, ANSI, nasi, Sina, Anis, Sian, AINs, ISNA, Sain, Isan, Nias, sian, sain, as in, ains, anis, nasi', NIAS

Belizean Creole

Adjective

nais

1. nice

References

• Crosbie, Paul, ed. (2007), Kriol-Inglish Dikshineri: English-Kriol Dictionary. Belize City: Belize Kriol Project, p. 239.

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯s/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑis
• Syllabification^(key): nais

Etymology 1

From English nice.

Adjective

nais

1. (American) nice

References

• Hellstrom, Robert W. (1976). Finglish. American Speech, volume 51, issue 1/2, page 90.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

nais

1. (colloquial) second-person singular present imperative of naida (with enclitic -s)

Anagrams

• Sian, anis, sain, sian

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛ/

Verb

nais

1. inflection of naître:
   1. first/second-person singular indicative present
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• anis, nias, sain

Galician

Noun

nais f pl (plural only)

1. plural of nai

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnaʔis/ [ˈn̪aː.ʔɪs]
• Rhymes: -aʔis
• Syllabification: na‧is

Noun

nais (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜁᜐ᜔)

1. desire; wish; preference

   Synonyms: gusto, ibig

   Ang nais ko ay ang pag-ibig mo.

   What I desire is your love.

Derived terms

• di-kanais-nais
• kanais-nais
• magnais
• mapagnais
• naisin
• pagnanais

 

Verb

nais (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜁᜐ᜔)

1. (pseudoverb) to want; to desire

   Synonyms: gusto, ibig

Anagrams

• sina, anis, asin, Sina