Nanai

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noun

A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East

Similar
GoldsHezhen
OriginRussian нанайский ← gld нани →
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Meanings

nounNanai pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyA Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East

    Synonyms: Golds, Hezhen

proper noun
  1. The language of these people.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East

Similar
GoldsHezhen

Origin

  1. gldнай
  2. gldнани
  3. Russianнанайский
  4. EnglishNanai

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).

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Translations

Chinese 赫哲族
  • 赫哲族 (Hèzhézú)a Tungusic people
Japanese ホジェン族, へジェン族
  • ホジェン族 (Hojen Zoku)a Tungusic people
  • へジェン族 (Hejen Zoku)a Tungusic people
  • ナナイ (Nanai)a Tungusic people
  • ナーナイ (Nānai)a Tungusic people
Polish Nanaj, Nanajka
  • Nanaja Tungusic people
  • Nanajkaa Tungusic people
Russian нанайцы
  • нанайцы (nanajcy)a Tungusic people
Turkish Nanay
  • Nanaya Tungusic people

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

NainaAnian
Cite this entry
APA

Nanai. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nanai

MLA

“Nanai.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nanai. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nanai,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nanai.

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