Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

na

/nɑː/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.42 in modern English

Syllables
na
IPA
/nɑː/
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of nerve agent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of new adult.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of nursing assistant.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Initialism of Narcotics Anonymous.

name

Initialism of North America: a continent.

adj

Initialism of Native American (“American Indian”).

adj

Initialism of non-alcoholic.

adv

Not.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English na, from Old English nā, from Old English ne (“not”) + ā (“ever”). More at no.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

NAs (plural)

Phrases

na-na na-na na-na boo-boo na-adjective

Frequently Paired Words

NP PA PN RN VN nad ni nid

Synonyms

Mosuo Narua sodium atomic number 11

Rhymes With

la ya ma ah ha da raw pa nah sa ha-ha wa

Questions

How do you pronounce na?
The recorded pronunciation is /nɑː/.
What does na mean?
Initialism of nerve agent.
Where does na come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce na

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