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Meaning of "nyaff" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NYAFF

Perhaps imitative of the bark of a small dog.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NYAFF

nyaff  [njæf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NYAFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nyaff is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NYAFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nyaff in the English dictionary

The definition of nyaff in the dictionary is a small or contemptible person.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NYAFF


yaff
jæf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NYAFF

nyala
Nyanja
nyanza
nyas
Nyasa
Nyasaland
Nyassa
nybble
NYC
nychthemeral
nychthemeron
nyctaginaceous
nyctalope
nyctalopia
nyctalopic
nyctalops
nyctanthous
nyctinastic
nyctinasty

WORDS THAT END LIKE NYAFF

aff
baff
caff
chaff
Chief of Staff
daff
faff
flagstaff
gaff
hotel staff
level staff
member of staff
naff
quaff
quarterstaff
raff
scaff
staff
teaching staff
waff

Synonyms and antonyms of nyaff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nyaff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NYAFF

Find out the translation of nyaff to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nyaff from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nyaff» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

nyaff
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nyaff
570 millions of speakers

English

nyaff
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nyaff
380 millions of speakers
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nyaff
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

nyaff
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nyaff
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nyaff
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

NYAFF
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nyaff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nyaff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nyaff
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

nyaff
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyaff
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nyaff
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

nyaff
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निएफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nyaff
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nyaff
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nyaff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

nyaff
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nyaff
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

nyaff
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

nyaff
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

nyaff
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

nyaff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nyaff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NYAFF»

The term «nyaff» is normally little used and occupies the 138.928 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NYAFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nyaff» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nyaff» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nyaff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NYAFF»

Discover the use of nyaff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nyaff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dialect of Banffshire: With a Glossary of Words Not in ...
NYAFF, an. (1) to do any kind of work in a weak, trifling manner; followed by the preposition at, or joined to another word. (2) To walk with a short step. (Additional to J amieson). NYAFFLAN, n. the act of trifling. NYAFFLE, n. what is small of its ...
Walter Gregor, 1866
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The Complete McAuslan
Baxter hesitated. 'He called mea shilpit wee nyaff,sir.' The president stirred. ' Hecalled you what?' Baxter coloured slightly. 'A shilpit wee nyaff.' The president looked at Prosecution. 'Perhaps you can translate? ' Prosecution, handitto him, didn't ...
George MacDonald Fraser, 2013
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Transactions of the Philological Society
Diminution is expressed by the word bit always used in the construct state, as a bit beastie, and by the word nyaff, as a nyqff o' a mannie, a nyaff o' a doggie. In this mode of indicating diminution there is a slight ground of contempt.
Philological Society (Great Britain), 1866
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banffshire
Diminution is expressed by the word bit, always used in the construct state, as a bit beastie, and by the word nyaff, as a nyaff if a mannie, a nyaff 0' a doggie. The word horse, for example, may be used in descending scale from horsie The ...
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Cummoangetaff!: The Adventures of Big Aggie MacDonald, The ...
'Isn't that tram inspector that stauns at the corner o' Jamaica Street and Argyle Street a right nyaff.' 'Do you know who I am?' demanded the passenger. 'I'm that nyaff's daughter.' 'Oh. And do you know who I am?' queried Aggie. 'Naw,' came ...
Allan Morrison, 2014
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The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots
... number. numptle n an idiot, stupid person. nurr, njirr [neelrr] SHETLAND, ORKNEY, CA1THNESS v 1 growl like an angry dog, snarl like a cat. 2 (of a cat) purr. n the growl of an angry dog. nurrin growling, snarling; fault-finding. nyaff [ neeaH] v ...
Iseabail Macleod, Pauline Cairns, 2004
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Glasgow
Anything or anybody dwarfish. Originally imitative of a small, yappy dog. Scots. NYUCK, n. Contemptuous term for a person. Only in Hanley (1958). (Cf. NYAFF). OCHONEE, interj. Exclamation of sorrow, now mostly weariness or exasperation.
Caroline Macafee, 1983
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The Clydesiders
Aw, the poor wee soul.' Mrs Smithers tutted. 'He's hardly a wee boy any more, Mrs Tompkins. He'sagrownman of over six feet tall.' 'Aw,shut up, yawee nyaff.' Mrs Tompkins growled, as she continued to drownher sorrowswith yetanother drink.
Margaret Thomson Davis, 2000
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Shadows of Sounds
'A wee nyaff. A bum. Comes to me with his story, right. I do a bit of checking up, that's all.Seems the toerag's got some realhandle on the violinist,soI goes tomy editor and, bingo!Front page with mybyline. Not bad, eh?' Greer pulled out apacket ...
Alex Gray, 2011
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Doric: The Dialect of North-East Scotland
... asks us to accept a series of twenty-one precisely ordered stages from horse to little wee wee wee horsikiel Bit ("a bit beastie") and nyaff("a nyaff o' a mannie") are also used as diminutives, the latter with contemptuous force: this is still true, ...
J. Derrick McClure, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NYAFF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nyaff is used in the context of the following news items.
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BiFan awards winners revealed
... and shot by Christopher Doyle, Port Of Call previously closed the Hong Kong fest and opened the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF). «Screen International, Jul 15»
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NYAFF 2015, Day 12: The Whistleblower Weighs National Interest …
The New York Asian Film Festival returns for a 14th year showcasing an exciting and eclectic mix of movies from Japan, South Korea, Hong ... «Film School Rejects, Jul 15»
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'The Royal Tailor' Receives The Audience Choice Award At The …
On July 15, organizers of the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) announced the selection of "The Royal Tailor" for the 2015 Audience ... «KDramaStars, Jul 15»
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Ivory Coast: Philippe Lacôte Preps Follow-up to 'Run' - Drama …
In the USA, "Run" most recently screened at the NYAFF in May. Iquo B. Essien reviewed it favorably for S&A here. "Run" stars Isaach de ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»
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New York Asian 2015 Interview: THE WHISTLEBLOWER Director …
LMD: NYAFF has assembled this program to celebrate female Korean filmmakers and you are exactly the person to discuss that with. In 2001 ... «TwitchFilm, Jul 15»
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NYAFF 2015, Day 6: The Man Who Stole the Sun Is a Ball of …
NYAFF 2015, Day 6: The Man Who Stole the Sun Is a Ball of Japanese Wonder. terminator_-genisys_official-poster ... «Film School Rejects, Jul 15»
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Joshua Reviews Boo Ji-young's Cart [NYAFF 2015 Review]
NYAFF 2015 screened a handful of the producer's greatest achievements, such as Ki-duk's brilliant The Isle, but the real highlight comes in one ... «CriterionCast.com, Jul 15»
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Joshua Reviews Hong Seok-Jae's Socialphobia [NYAFF 2015 …
There are few things, in today's modern social networking age, more disturbing than the disgusting hate monger that has seemingly festered ... «CriterionCast.com, Jul 15»
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Joshua Reviews Sion Sono's Tokyo Tribe [NYAFF 2015 Review]
If only director Sion Sono can keep up the current pace he's working at, this universe may very well still be worth saving. After a handful of ... «CriterionCast.com, Jul 15»
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NYAFF 2015, Day 4: Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! Offers a …
NYAFF 2015, Day 4: Funuke Show Some Love, You Losers! Offers a House Built on Dysfunction. poster full alert ... «Film School Rejects, Jul 15»

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