aanaa

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Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.

Pronunciation

Noun

aanaa (plural aanaat)

  1. grandmother, gran
    • 2002, Stephen Hammeken, Harry Potter Ujarallu Inuunartoq, Nuuk: Atuakkiorfik, translation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling, →ISBN, page 118:
      Nukappiaq ammalortumik niaqulik sanioqquppaa oqartoq: "Aanaa, narasiutiga kataqqippara." - "Aaja, Neville," arnaq utoqqaq anersaaruluttoq tusaavaa.
      He passed a round-faced boy who was saying, "Gran, I've lost my toad again." - "Oh, Neville," he heard the old woman sigh.
  2. absolutive single-possession of aanaq

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Oromo

Noun

aanaa

  1. district