nain.

Brit.

/nʌɪ/, U.S.

/naɪ/

Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi nāī.

Etymology: < Hindi nāī < Sanskrit nāpita barber < an unattested Prakrit reflex of Sanskrit snāpayitṛ person who bathes < the base of snāpayati (transitive) bathes, washes (causative of snā- (intransitive) to wash, bathe: see natant adj.) + -tṛ , suffix forming agent nouns ( < an ablaut variant of the same Indo-European base as classical Latin -tor : see -or suffix).The unattested Prakrit form is also reflected by Pali nahāpita barber.

Indian English.

A barber.Also used with reference to members of a caste who traditionally worked as barbers.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > barbers and hairdressers > [noun]

barberc1330

cutterc1425

clipperc1440

raster cloth1440

poller1578

trimmer1583

dressera1596

shavester1620

razor-chirurgeon1624

suds-monger1638

tonsor1656

hair-man1689

head-dresser1697

friseur1750

hairdresser1771

scraper1791

depilator1836

coiffeur1847

Figaro1864

strap1864

tonsorialist1869

trichotomist1875

nai1883

hair-stylist1935

stylist1937

styler1960

crimper1966

Sweeney1966

scissorsmith2002

1883 Rep. Census Brit. India 1881 III. App. p. cxxx A Hindoo Nái who shaved a Christian would be considered as polluted.

1940 Primitive Man 13 72 The nai cuts the hair of the man, shaves his head carefully, and also his mustache.

1962 Anthropos 57 142 She has some of her hair cut; the nai's remuneration is 4 annas.

1998 V. S. Naipaul Beyond Belief (2002) iii. vii. 344 Since the nai is living among the Pathans, and has to survive in this male-dominated and very tough society, he actually has come to regard himself as part of it.

2011 Nation (Pakistan) (Nexis) 19 Jan. Our family nai wore a turki topi and was always dressed immaculately.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nai
释义	nain. Brit. /nʌɪ/, U.S. /naɪ/ Origin: A borrowing from Hindi. Etymon: Hindi nāī. Etymology: < Hindi nāī < Sanskrit nāpita barber < an unattested Prakrit reflex of Sanskrit snāpayitṛ person who bathes < the base of snāpayati (transitive) bathes, washes (causative of snā- (intransitive) to wash, bathe: see natant adj.) + -tṛ , suffix forming agent nouns ( < an ablaut variant of the same Indo-European base as classical Latin -tor : see -or suffix).The unattested Prakrit form is also reflected by Pali nahāpita barber. Indian English. A barber.Also used with reference to members of a caste who traditionally worked as barbers. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > barbers and hairdressers > [noun] barberc1330 cutterc1425 clipperc1440 raster cloth1440 poller1578 trimmer1583 dressera1596 shavester1620 razor-chirurgeon1624 suds-monger1638 tonsor1656 hair-man1689 head-dresser1697 friseur1750 hairdresser1771 scraper1791 depilator1836 coiffeur1847 Figaro1864 strap1864 tonsorialist1869 trichotomist1875 nai1883 hair-stylist1935 stylist1937 styler1960 crimper1966 Sweeney1966 scissorsmith2002 1883 Rep. Census Brit. India 1881 III. App. p. cxxx A Hindoo Nái who shaved a Christian would be considered as polluted. 1940 Primitive Man 13 72 The nai cuts the hair of the man, shaves his head carefully, and also his mustache. 1962 Anthropos 57 142 She has some of her hair cut; the nai's remuneration is 4 annas. 1998 V. S. Naipaul Beyond Belief (2002) iii. vii. 344 Since the nai is living among the Pathans, and has to survive in this male-dominated and very tough society, he actually has come to regard himself as part of it. 2011 Nation (Pakistan) (Nexis) 19 Jan. Our family nai wore a turki topi and was always dressed immaculately. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1883
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