English Explanatory Dictionary

Nanai

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East
name
  1. The language of these people.

Word forms

Nanai

Etymology

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).

Synonyms

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Related words

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