най

/[nai̯]/

Ukrainianparticleconjnoun

Definitions

1.
may, let (expressing a wish)
- Най щастить!
  Naj ščastytʹ! — Good luck!
2.
so that, in order that, in order to
3.
nai (flute)

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms

хай
неха́й
щоб
що́би
аби́

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *najь, a contraction of *ne xaji (“do not touch”). Compare неха́й (nexáj).

Forms

najromanization

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