natif

Borrowed from Latin nātīvus. Doublet of naïf.

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natif (feminine native, masculine plural natifs, feminine plural natives)

1. native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)
2. original
3. raw; in its original state

   du fer natif ― raw iron

• “natif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• fiant

Borrowed from English native, from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naif.

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [ne.tif]

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• (spelling-based) IPA^(key): [na.tif]

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• Rhymes: -tif, -if
• Hyphenation: na‧tif

natif (Jawi spelling ناتيف)

1. native

   Synonyms: asli, asal

   Antonym: asing

   bahasa natif ― native language

• “natif” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.