na

N1A1
/nɑː/

adverb

Not.

“Na, yor wrang.”

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MosuoNaruasodiumatomic number 11
Very commonScrabble 2

Meanings

na1

adverbna (not comparable)
  1. not comparableobsoleteNot.
  2. not comparableobsoleteNo.

na2

interjection
  1. GeordieScotlandNo.

    Na, yor wrang.

    2 more examples

    Na, ye cannet watch telly.

    “Divn’t yee like milk?” “Na.”

na3

noun
  1. abbreviationhuman sciencesAbbreviation of noun animate.

na4

adverbna (not comparable)
  1. Philippinesnot comparableslangNow; already.

    I have to go na.

    1 more example

    You need to sleep na.

na5

adverbna (not comparable)
  1. IndiaNorthnot comparableslangIsn't it?

    It is far na?

NA6

nounNA (countable and uncountable, plural NAs)

plural NAs

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of nerve agent.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableliteratureInitialism of new adult.
  3. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of nursing assistant.
proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Narcotics Anonymous.
  2. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of North America: a continent.
adjectiveNA (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of Native American (“American Indian”).
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of non-alcoholic.

Na7

proper noun
  1. human sciencesA language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of the Sino-Tibetan languages.

    Synonyms: Mosuo, Narua

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA language of the Naish subbranch of the Naic group of the Sino-Tibetan languages.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna silvery soft waxy metallic element of the alkali metal group; occurs abundantly in natural compounds (especially in salt water); burns with a yellow flame and reacts violently in water; occurs in sea water and in the mineral halite (rock salt)

Similar
sodiumatomic number 11
Broader
metallic elementmetal

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

na · adverb

  1. Old Englishne“not”
  2. Old Englishnā
  3. Middle Englishna
  4. Englishna

From Middle English na, from Old English nā, from Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”). More at no.

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na · interjection

Development of Etymology 1, above; compare nah.

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na · adverb

  1. Tagalogna
  2. Tagalogna
  3. Englishna

Borrowed from Tagalog na.

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na · adverb

  1. Hindiना
  2. Hindiना
  3. Englishna

Borrowed from Hindi ना (nā).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

na. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/na

MLA

“na.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/na. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “na,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/na.

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