nai

mother

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈnaj/

Etymology

Cognate with Portuguese: mãe

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese mãy, influenced by the archaic nana (“mother”), from Latin mater. Cognate of Portuguese mãe.

Sentences

A súa nai morreu no seu nacemento .

His mother died at his birth.

Chegou a Cuba con oito anos coa súa nai e os seus irmáns .

He arrived in Cuba at the age of eight with his mother and siblings.

A nai caeu morta poucas horas despois do difícil parto .

The mother fell dead a few hours after the difficult birth.

A súa nai traballaba como camareira e vendedora.

Her mother worked as a waitress and saleswoman.

A nai nacera en Ourense .

My mother was born in Oregon.

Era fillo dun médico e profesor de instituto aragonés e de nai navarra .

He was the son of an Aragonese doctor and high school teacher and a Navarre mother.