なし

Japanese

Etymology 1

For pronunciation and definitions of なし – see the following entries.

【無し】 [noun] nothing [noun] (colloquial) bad, unacceptable [suffix] -less, without ..., not having or not being that thing [adjective] Classical Japanese and literary form of ない (nai)

【梨】4 [noun] a pear tree [noun] a pear (the fruit) [noun] more specifically, a Japanese pear or Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) Alternative spelling ナシ

(This term, なし (nashi), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.) For a list of all kanji read as なし, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なし.)

Etymology 2

Alternative spellings
成し 為し 済し

Verb

なし • (nashi) 

1. stem or continuative form of なす (nasu) [godan]