naia

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: nà‧ia

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Friulian naje or Venetian naja.

Noun

naia f (uncountable)

  1. (slang) compulsory military service; draft, conscription
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Further reading
  • naia1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

Borrowed from translingual Naja.

Noun

naia f (plural naie)

  1. cobra

Further reading

  • naia2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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