नाई

See also: नई

Hindi

Etymology

From Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀤 (ṇāvida), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nɑːiː/

Noun

नाई • (nāī) m (Urdu spelling نائی‎)

barber, hairdresser

References

McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “नाई”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snāpitr̥ (13972)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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