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Gujarati
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *-nós Gujarati નાનું (nānũ)
Inherited from Old Gujarati नान्हूं (nānhūṃ), from Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 (laṇha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण (ślakṣṇá, “soft, smooth”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
નાનું • (nānũ)
- small, little
- short
- young
- inferior
Declension
Declension of નાનું
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singular
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plural
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locative
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nominative
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oblique/vocative/
instrumental
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નાનો (nāno)
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નાના (nānā)
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નાના (nānā)
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નાને (nāne)
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નાનું (nānũ)
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નાના (nānā)
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નાનાં (nānā̃)
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નાને (nāne)
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નાની (nānī)
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નાની (nānī)
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નાની (nānī)
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If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.
Noun
નાનું • (nānũ) m or f by sense
- (endearing) child, kiddo, little one
- નાનું, અહીં આવો ― nānũ, ahī̃ āvo ― Child, come here.
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