Nanai

See also: nanai

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian нанайский (nanajskij) or нанаец (nanajec), probably from Nanai нани (nani), which is an endonym used by both Nanai and Ulch people. Alternatively, from Nanai най (naj).

Noun

Nanai pl (plural only)

  1. A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East
    Synonyms: Golds, Hezhen

Translations

Proper noun

Nanai

  1. The language of these people.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Nanai terms
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