nai

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nai]

Verb

nai

1. to plant

References

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Etymology 1

Etymology 2

From Latin nāvis. Compare archaic Romanian naie.

Etymology 3

Etymology

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

Noun

nai f

1. snow

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯/
• Rhymes: -ɑi
• Hyphenation: nai

Verb

nai

1. Third-person singular indicative present form of naida.
2. Third-person singular indicative past form of naida.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑi̯ˣ/
• Hyphenation: nai

Verb

nai

1. Indicative present connegative form of naida.
2. Second-person singular imperative present form of naida.
3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of naida.

Anagrams

• ain, ani

Etymology

From mai (“mother”), influenced by the archaic nana (“mother”),^[1] 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?

References

• “nai” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “nai” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
• “nai” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Romanization

nai

1. Rōmaji transcription of ない

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nainen.

Noun

nai

1. wife

Romanization

nai

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

Adverb

nai

1. badly

Etymology

Unknown etymology.

Noun

nai n (plural naiuri)

1. a type of pan flute

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [naːj˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-ɗeː; cognate with Muong đai and Arem /kadeː/.

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.

Etymology 3

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)

1. nephew