нана

Nursery word.

на́на • (nána) f (dialectal)

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

• ма́ма (máma, “mom”)
• ба́ба (bába, “granny”)
• ле́ля (lélja, “aunt”) (generic term)
• да́да (dáda), ка́ка (káka, “older sister”)

• “нана¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• Nayden Gerov (1899) “на́на”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎ (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 191
• Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нана¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 487

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

на̄на • (naana) class jb

1. mother

• Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “нана”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 366

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

на̄на • (naana) class jb

1. mother

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

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: на‧на
• Rhymes: -ana

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нана • (nana) third-singular present, impf (diminutive нанка)

1. (intransitive, childish) to sleep

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

нана • (nana) f

1. (dialectal) mint

   Synonyms: мента f (menta), нане n (nane)

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

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

• IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
• Hyphenation: на́‧на
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

1. mother
2. grandmother

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

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

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

1. mint

   Synonym: мѐтвица

• “нана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “нана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

From Proto-Eskimo *ana.

нана (nana)

1. mom, mother

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

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

• IPA^(key): /nana/,

нана • (nana)

1. (informal or childish) mother
2. (informal or childish) grandmother

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

нана • (nana)

1. mother