नाई
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀤 (ṇāvida), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá). Compare Maithili नाउ (nāʉ) / 𑒢𑒰𑒅 (nāu), Punjabi ਨਾਈ (nāī) / نائی (nā'ī), Sindhi نائيِ / नाई, Gujarati નાવી (nāvī), Marathi न्हावी (nhāvī), Kamta নাউৱা (naua).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.iː/, [näː.iː]
Noun
नाई • (nāī) m (Urdu spelling نَائی)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नाई nāī |
नाई nāī |
| oblique | नाई nāī |
नाइयों nāiyõ |
| vocative | नाई nāī |
नाइयो nāiyo |
Descendants
- → English: nai
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “नाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snāpitr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press