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Etymology
From Russian -ня (-nja), an ending of Russian diminutives of personal names (male and female: Таня (Tanja), Саня (Sanja), Ваня (Vanja) etc).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-njo
- (informal, endearing) forms affectionate derivatives of feminine names, after the first one to five letters of the name:
- Susano (“Susan”) + -njo → Sunjo (“Suzy, Sue”)
- Emilio (“Emily”) + -njo → Eminjo (“Emmy, Em”)
- patrino (“mother”) + -njo → panjo (“mummy, mom”)
- onklino (“aunt”) + -njo → onjo (“auntie”)
Coordinate terms
- -ĉjo (“masculine affectionate names”)
- -jo (“gender-neutral affectionate names”)
Derived terms