How do you pronounce ney?

The recorded pronunciation is /nˈeɪ/.

Where does ney come from?

It is traced to Scottish Gaelic.

ney

/nˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: ney
IPA: /nˈeɪ/

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Meaning

noun

A type of endblown flute.

name

A surname.

name

Nickname for Neymar (born 1992), Brazilian footballer

Example Sentences

"A few weeks later Adille phoned me to say that he had just met a person who had begun to make neys from special reeds that he found on an island in the Yarra River in Melbourne, of all places."

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian نی (ney).

Origin

Source language: Scottish Gaelic

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Ney

Inflected Forms

neys (plural) nai (alternative) nay (alternative) nāy (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

zurna

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

How to pronounce ney

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