naip

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic نَائِب‎ (nāʾib, “deputy”), the second-highest court card in the Mamluk deck.

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈnajp/

Noun

naip m (plural naips)

playing card
Synonym: carta

Descendants

Spanish: naipe

Further reading

“naip” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Tok Pisin

Etymology

English knife

Noun

naip

knife

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