"nai" meaning in Vietnamese

See nai in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [naːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [naːj˧˧] [Huế], [naːj˧˧] (note: Saigon)
Etymology: Unknown. Perhaps from the "confused" look that deer in general exhibit. Perhaps popularized by the lines that describe "a confused deer walking on autumn leaves" from the poem Tiếng thu (“Sounds of Autumn”) by Lưu Trọng Lư, and subsequently the pop song Mắt nai cha cha cha (“Cha-Cha-Cha Deer Eyes”) which describes the innocence of young girls. Etymology templates: {{unk|vi}} Unknown Head templates: {{head|vi|adjective|||||||head=|tr=}} nai, {{vi-adj}} nai
  1. (informal) innocent; naive Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-nai-vi-adj-D0NWh0I4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: [naːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [naːj˧˧] [Huế], [naːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: con [classifier], [CJK], [CJK], 𬸼 [CJK]
Etymology: From Proto-Vietic *k-ɗeː. Cognate with Muong đai and Arem kadeː. Etymology templates: {{inh|vi|mkh-vie-pro|*k-ɗeː}} Proto-Vietic *k-ɗeː, {{cog|mtq|đai}} Muong đai, {{cog|aem|-}} Arem Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=狔, 猍, 󰶀, 𬸼}} nai • (狔, 猍, 󰶀, 𬸼), {{vi-noun|狔, 猍, 󰶀, 𬸼|cls=con}} (classifier con) nai • (狔, 猍, 󰶀, 𬸼)
  1. sambar deer
    Sense id: en-nai-vi-noun-BqSMgEN7 Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by con Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 53 47
  2. (by extension) any species of deer Tags: broadly Categories (topical): Containers Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-nai-vi-noun-Ff5dkBGB Disambiguation of Containers: 5 5 45 28 17 Disambiguation of Cervids: 13 19 56 5 8 Categories (other): Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header, Vietnamese nouns classified by con Disambiguation of Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header: 12 11 51 7 18 Disambiguation of Vietnamese nouns classified by con: 53 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nây [Central, North, Vietnam] Related terms: hươu, cheo, mang, hoẵng, hươu nai
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: [naːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [naːj˧˧] [Huế], [naːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: cái [classifier], [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|noun|||head=|tr=坭, 󰑴}} nai • (坭, 󰑴), {{vi-noun|坭, 󰑴|cls=cái}} (classifier cái) nai • (坭, 󰑴)
  1. (rare, possibly obsolete) kind of bottle for storing wine Tags: obsolete, possibly, rare
    Sense id: en-nai-vi-verb-ZAvyD6vg Categories (other): Vietnamese nouns classified by cái
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: [naːj˧˧] [Hà-Nội], [naːj˧˧] [Huế], [naːj˧˧] (note: Saigon) Forms: [CJK]
Head templates: {{head|vi|verb|||head=|tr=抳}} nai • (抳), {{vi-verb|抳}} nai • (抳)
  1. to tighten; to strap Derived forms: nai lưng, nai nịt
    Sense id: en-nai-vi-verb-IcNUqFF9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[naːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nai"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Pages with 20 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Vietnamese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Vietnamese lemmas",
    "Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Vietnamese verbs",
    "vi:Cervids",
    "vi:Containers"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "nai lưng"
    },
    {
      "word": "nai nịt"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_number": 4,
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "抳",
      "tags": [
        "CJK"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "vi",
        "2": "verb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "head": "",
        "tr": "抳"
      },
      "expansion": "nai • (抳)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "抳"
      },
      "expansion": "nai • (抳)",
      "name": "vi-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Vietnamese",
  "lang_code": "vi",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to tighten; to strap"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tighten",
          "tighten"
        ],
        [
          "strap",
          "strap"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[naːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Hà-Nội"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naːj˧˧]",
      "tags": [
        "Huế"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[naːj˧˧]",
      "note": "Saigon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nai"
}

Download raw JSONL data for nai meaning in Vietnamese (5.6kB)

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 󰶀",
  "path": [
    "nai"
  ],
  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "nai",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: 󰑴",
  "path": [
    "nai"
  ],
  "section": "Vietnamese",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "nai",
  "trace": ""
}

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