най

See also: наи- and нај-

Mongolian

Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *naï, only preserved in Mongolian and Kalmyk нә (nä, “hope, trust”), elsewhere only surviving through its derivatives.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nai/

Noun

най • (naj) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠢ (nai̯))

friendship, trust

Derived terms

найдах (najdax, “to hope”)
найз (najz, “friend”)
найр (najr, “peace”)

Nanai

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *ńare, compare Even няри (ņari), Manchu ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (niyalma), Udihe нӣ.

Noun

най (naj)

man, person

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