ना

See also: ऩ, नौ, ने, नि, नृ, नै, न, and -ना

Bodo (India)

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-ŋja.

Noun

ना (na) (Latin script na)

1. fish

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Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit न (na).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /nɑː/, [näː]

Adverb

ना • (nā) (Urdu spelling نہ)

1. Alternative form of न (na): not
2. why not; doesn't (rhetorical)

   (deprecated template usage)

   वह बहुत बात करता है ना?

   vah bahut bāt kartā hai nā?

   He talks a lot, doesn't he?

   (deprecated template usage) है ना? ― hai nā? ― isn't it?

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “ना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press