най

From Proto-Mongolic *naï, only preserved in Mongolian and Kalmyk нә (nä, “hope, trust”), elsewhere only surviving through its derivatives.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː/
• Syllabification: най (1 syllable)

най • (naj) (Mongolian spelling ᠨᠠᠢ (nai))

1. friendship, trust

• найдах (najdax, “to hope”)
• найз (najz, “friend”)
• найр (najr, “peace”)

From Proto-Tungusic *ńārī, compare Even няри (ņari), Manchu ᠨᡳᠶᠠᠯᠮᠠ (niyalma), Udihe нӣ.

най (naj)

1. man, person

• IPA^(key): [nai̯]

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *najь, a contraction of *ne xaji (“do not touch”). Compare неха́й (nexáj).

най • (naj)

1. may, let (expressing a wish)

   Synonyms: хай (xaj), неха́й (nexáj)

   Най щасти́ть! ― Naj ščastýtʹ! ― Good luck! (literally, “May one get lucky!”)

най • (naj)

1. so that, in order that, in order to

   Synonyms: щоб (ščob), що́би (ščóby), аби́ (abý)

Borrowed from Romanian nai.

най • (naj) m inan (genitive на́ю, nominative plural на́ї, genitive plural на́їв)

1. (music) nai (flute)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “най”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “най”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)
• “най”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)