how to pronounce nay

/ˈnɛɪ/

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nay is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of nay in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… yea or nay and if so what I'm saying …”

meaning of nay

Nay means no.

nay frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word nay occurs in english on average 3.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics nay can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that nay can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;