netan.

Brit.

/ˈneɪtə/, U.S.

/ˈneɪdə/

Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit netā, netṛ.

Etymology: < Sanskrit netā, nominative singular of netṛ leader, guide, chief.

Indian English.

A leader.

ΚΠ

1984 R. E. Hawkins Common Indian Words in Eng. 68 Neta, leader.

1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India (1992) x. 315 I laughed and said, ‘Perhaps she does not have the same respect for you now that you are no longer a neta (leader).’

1995 News-India Times (Nexis) 26 May 54 I went out to the balcony..like a neta, I held up my hands. I told them to calm down and let us complete our work.

2001 B. K. Das tr. P. Ray Primal Land lxx. 207 The babus will come up and explain to you which of them is fit to be a neta. You can choose, just as you choose your own naiks.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	neta
释义	netan. Brit. /ˈneɪtə/, U.S. /ˈneɪdə/ Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymons: Sanskrit netā, netṛ. Etymology: < Sanskrit netā, nominative singular of netṛ leader, guide, chief. Indian English. A leader. ΚΠ 1984 R. E. Hawkins Common Indian Words in Eng. 68 Neta, leader. 1991 M. Tully No Full Stops in India (1992) x. 315 I laughed and said, ‘Perhaps she does not have the same respect for you now that you are no longer a neta (leader).’ 1995 News-India Times (Nexis) 26 May 54 I went out to the balcony..like a neta, I held up my hands. I told them to calm down and let us complete our work. 2001 B. K. Das tr. P. Ray Primal Land lxx. 207 The babus will come up and explain to you which of them is fit to be a neta. You can choose, just as you choose your own naiks. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1984
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