Standard Lemma guide

nashi

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • rhymes with -æʃi

1

name

Meaning 1

A northeast wind which occurs in winter on the Iranian coast of the Persian Gulf.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

name

Meaning 2

A (defunct) pro-Putin political youth movement in Russia and Ukraine.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Nashi (a Nashi pear)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

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4

noun

Meaning 4

A fruit, the Nashi pear, Pyrus pyrifolia.

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5

noun

Meaning 5

Alternative form of Nakhi (“ethnic group”).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

From Persian نَشی.

From Russian на́ши (náši, “ours”).

From Japanese 梨.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Naschi — youth movement in Russia
  • Russian: На́ши (Náši) — youth movement in Russia