нана

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Nursery word.

Noun

на́на (nánaf (dialectal)

  1. non-biological mother figure, who takes care of a child: female caretaker, aunt

Declension

Declension of на́на
singular plural
indefinite на́на
nána
на́ни
náni
definite на́ната
nánata
на́ните
nánite
vocative form на́но
náno
на́ни
náni

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

nouns
adjectives

References

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

Noun

на̄на (naanaclass jb

  1. mother

References

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

Noun

на̄на (naanaclass jb

  1. mother

References

  • Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “нана”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 302

Macedonian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Nursery word of echoic origin, similar to Bulgarian нана (nana), Serbo-Croatian на̏на, Czech nana, Slovene nanati.

Verb

нана (nana) third-singular presentimpf (diminutive нанка)

  1. (intransitive, childish) to sleep
Conjugation
Conjugation of нана (imperfective, present in )
l-participles imperfect aorist non-finite forms
masculine нанал (nanal) adjectival participle
feminine нанала (nanala) adverbial participle нанајќи (nanajḱi)
neuter нанало (nanalo) verbal noun нанање (nananje)
plural нанале (nanale) perfect participle нанато (nanato)
finite forms present imperfect aorist imperative
1st singular нанам (nanam) нанав (nanav)
2nd singular нанаш (nanaš) нанаше (nanaše) нанај (nanaj)
3rd singular нана (nana) нанаше (nanaše)
1st plural нанаме (naname) нанавме (nanavme)
2nd plural нанате (nanate) нанавте (nanavte) нанајте (nanajte)
3rd plural нанаат (nanaat) нанаа (nanaa)
compound tenses
perfect сум нанал (sum nanal) present of сум (except in the 3rd person) +
imperfect l-participle
има-perfect имам нанато (imam nanato) present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect бев нанал (bev nanal) imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect имав нанато (imav nanato) imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported сум имал нанато (sum imal nanato) perfect of има + perfect participle
future ќе нанам (ḱe nanam) ќе + present
има-future ќе имам нанато (ḱe imam nanato) future of има + perfect participle
future in the past ќе нанав (ḱe nanav) ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past ќе имав нанато (ḱe imav nanato) future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported ќе сум нанал (ḱe sum nanal) ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported ќе сум имал нанато (ḱe sum imal nanato) future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional би нанал (bi nanal) би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional би имал нанато (bi imal nanato) conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Noun

нана (nanaf

  1. (dialectal) mint
    Synonyms: мента f (menta), нане n (nane)

References

  • нана” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu

Nivkh

Pronunciation

Noun

нана (nana)

  1. elder sister; big sister

References

  • 丹菊逸治 (Itsuji Tangiku) (2014) ニヴフ語サハリン方言語彙集 (Sakhalin Nivkh word list) (in Japanese), Sapporo: 北海道大学アイヌ・先住民研究センター (Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University)


Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

  1. mother
  2. grandmother

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nǎːna/
  • Hyphenation: на́‧на

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

  1. mint
    Synonym: мѐтвица

References

  • нана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
  • нана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Sirenik

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ana.

Noun

нана (nana)

  1. mom, mother

References

  • G. A. Menovschikov (1964) Язык сиреникских эскимосов, Академия Наук СССР, page 192
  • Fortescue, Michael, Jacobson, Steven, Kaplan, Lawrence (1994) Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, page 25

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian نَنَه (nana), originally from baby talk.

Pronunciation

Noun

Dari ننه, مامی ,بوبو
Iranian Persian مامان
Tajik нана

нана (nana) (informal or childish)

  1. mother
  2. grandmother

Udi

Etymology

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun

нана (nana)

  1. mother