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ない【生い】

nai

Pronunciation: [nai]

Definition

Noun

  1. Fruit; berries; nuts; seeds

Etymology

Cognate to Okinawan ない【生い】 nai "fruit". Derived from the nominal i-form of the verb なる【生る】 naru, meaning "to bear (fruit)" in standard Japanese, via sonorant gliding (なり nari > ない nai "bearing (fruit)" ).

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OrthographyForm
Kanji生い
Kanaない
Romanizationnai
Pronunciation (IPA)[nai]

意味:み【実・子】、かじつ【果実】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). ない【生い】 : nai | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2024, October 31, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1067/nai/.