ਨਾਈ

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀡𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀤 (ṇāvida)), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /näː.iː/

Noun

ਨਾਈ • (nāī) m (Shahmukhi spelling نائی)

1. barber

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “snāpitr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

• “ਨਾਈ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024