aanaa
Greenlandic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Inuit *aana, from Proto-Eskimo *ana.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
aanaa (plural aanaat)
- 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.
- absolutive single-possession of aanaq
Declension edit
Declension of aanaa
Synonyms edit
References edit
- aanaa in Katersat
Oromo edit
Noun edit
aanaa