ナビ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Shortening of ナビゲーション (nabigēshon) or ナビゲーター (nabigētā) or ナビゲート (nabigēto)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ナビ [náꜜbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠bʲi]

Noun

ナビ • (nabi)

(car) navigation system, navigator
車(くるま)のナビ
kuruma no nabi
car's navigation system

See also

カーナビ (kānabi)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic نَبِيّ (nabiyy)[1]

Alternative forms

ナービー (nābī)
ナビー (nabī)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ナビ [náꜜbì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [na̠bʲi]

Noun

ナビ • (nabi)

prophet of Islam

References

Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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