नाई

See also: नई and नाईं

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀤 (ṇāvida), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá). Compare Maithili नाउ (nāʉ) / 𑒢𑒰𑒅 (nāu), Punjabi ਨਾਈ (nāī) / نائی (nā'ī), Sindhi نائيِ (nāyi) / नाई, Gujarati નાવી (nāvī), Marathi न्हावी (nhāvī), Kamta নাউৱা (naua).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.iː/, [näː.iː]

Noun

नाई • (nāī) m (Urdu spelling نَائی)

1. barber, hairdresser

Declension

Declension of नाई (masc ind ī-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाई nāī	नाई nāī
oblique	नाई nāī	नाइयों nāiyõ
vocative	नाई nāī	नाइयो nāiyo

Descendants

• → English: nai

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snāpitr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press