нана

See also: няня, Appendix:Variations of "nana", and Appendix:Variations of "haha"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Nursery word.

Noun

на́на • (nána) f (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

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

Derived terms

nouns

• (diminutive) на́ница (nánica)
• (diminutive) на́нка (nánka)

 

adjectives

• на́нин (nánin)
• на́нов (nánov)

 

References

• “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]‎^[1] (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

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) class jb

1. mother

References

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

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) class 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

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

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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

1. (intransitive, childish) to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of нана (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	нанал	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	нанала	—	adverbial participle	нанајќи
neuter	нанало	—	verbal noun	нанање
plural	нанале	—	perfect participle	нанато
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	нанам	нанав	—	—
2nd singular	нанаш	нанаше	—	нанај
3rd singular	нана	нанаше	—	—
1st plural	нанаме	нанавме	—	—
2nd plural	нанате	нанавте	—	нанајте
3rd plural	нанаат	нанаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум нанал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам нанато		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев нанал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав нанато		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал нанато		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе нанам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам нанато		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе нанав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав нанато		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум нанал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал нанато		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би нанал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал нанато		conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

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

Noun

нана • (nana) f

1. (dialectal) mint

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

References

• “нана” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

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

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
• “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Sirenik

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ana.

Noun

нана (nana)

1. mom, mother

References

• G. A. Menovschikov (1964) Язык сиреникских эскимосов [The language of Sirenik Eskimos]‎^[2], 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 ننه (nana), originally from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nana/, [nä.nä]

Noun

Dari	ننه, مامی ,بوبو
Iranian Persian	مامان
Tajik	нана

нана • (nana)

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

Udi

Etymology

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun

нана • (nana)

1. mother