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Nanai.

A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. A Tungusic people of China and the Russian Far East

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

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).

name

  1. The language of these people.

Where this word comes from

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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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.