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Nanai

Nanai noun: a Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East.

Noun

Nanai pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East
    Synonyms:
    Golds, Hezhen

Proper noun

Nanai

  1. The language of these people.

Synonyms of Nanai

Origin of Nanai

Borrowed from Russian нанайский (nanajskij) or нанаец (nanajec), probably from Nanai нани (nani), which is an endonym used by both Nanai and Ulch people. Alternatively, from Nanai най (naj).

Questions about Nanai

What does Nanai mean?
Nanai means a Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East.
What part of speech is Nanai?
Nanai can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near Nanai in the dictionary

  1. Nanabozho
  2. Nanabush
  3. nanaerobe
  4. nanaerobes
  5. nanaerobic
  6. Nanai
  7. Nanaic
  8. Nanaimo
  9. Nanaimo bar
  10. Nanaimo bars
  11. nanaji

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