Standard Lemma guide

nasi

noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈnɑː.si/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɑːsi
  • /nəˈsiː/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː
  • General-American: /ˈneɪˌsaɪ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Cooked rice.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

The intercalation of a month in the calendar of pre-Islamic Arabia, often considered heretical.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: Islam, lifestyle, religion

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of nasus

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay nasi.

Borrowed from Arabic نَسِيء (nasīʔ, literally “postponement”).

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.