natif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin nātīvus. Doublet of naïf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.tif/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Adjective

natif (feminine native, masculine plural natifs, feminine plural natives)

1. native (characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin)
2. original
3. raw; in its original state

   du fer natif ― raw iron

Derived terms

• locuteur natif m, locutrice native f
• nativement
• nativisme
• nativiste
• nativistique

Further reading

• “natif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• fiant

Malay

Etymology

Borrowed from English native, from Middle English natif, from Old French natif, from Latin nātīvus, from nātus (“birth”). Doublet of naif.

Pronunciation

• (English-based) IPA^(key): [ne.tif]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• (spelling-based) IPA^(key): [na.tif]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -tif, -if
• Hyphenation: na‧tif

Adjective

natif (Jawi spelling ناتيف, comparative lebih natif, superlative paling natif)

1. native

   Synonyms: asli, asal

   Antonym: asing

   bahasa natif ― native language

Further reading

• “natif”, in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017