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Cuiba
Noun
nae
- tree
Irish
Etymology
From Middle Irish nó (“boat, ship”), from Old Irish nau,[1] from Proto-Celtic *nāwā, from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us. Cognate with Latin navis and Ancient Greek ναῦς (naûs).
Pronunciation
Noun
nae f (genitive singular nae, nominative plural naetha)
- boat
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Japanese
Romanization
nae
- Rōmaji transcription of なえ
Khumi Chin
Noun
nae
- room, chamber
Maia
Pronoun
nae
- (in the plural) you
Scots
Pronunciation
Adverb
nae
- Doric Scots form of na (“not”)
That's nae richt!- That's not right!
Determiner
nae
- (most Scots dialects) no
There's nae breid left!- There's no bread left!
Conjunction
nae
- (Doric Scots) not
Interjection
nae
- Alternative form of na (“no”)
Yola
Determiner
nae
- Alternative form of na (“no”)
1867, CONGRATULATORY ADDRESS IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 116, lines 4-6:Yer name var zetch avancet avare ye, e'en a dicke var hye, arent whilke ye brine o'zea an ye craggès o'noghanes cazed nae balke.- Your fame for such came before you even into this retired spot, to which neither the waters of the sea below nor the mountains above caused any impediment.
References
- Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 116
Zhuang
Etymology
Cognate with Shan ၼၢႆး (náai, “dew; mist”), Ahom 𑜃𑜩 (nay, “dew”) or 𑜃𑜩𑜐𑜫 (nayñ), Bouyei nail.
Pronunciation
Noun
nae (Sawndip forms 汭 or 𭛎, 1957–1982 spelling nəi)
- snow
- Synonym: (dialectal) siet