nene
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nene"
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Hawaiian nēnē, which is imitative of the bird’s call.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈneɪneɪ/
Audio (Southern England) (file)
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈneɪˌneɪ/
- Rhymes: -eɪneɪ
- Hyphenation: ne‧ne
Noun edit
nene (plural nenes or nene)
- The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
- 1980, Janet Kear, A. J. Berger, “The Hawaiian Goose or Nene”, in The Hawaiian Goose: An Experiment in Conservation, Calton, Staffordshire: T. & A. D. Poyser, →ISBN; reprinted London: T. & A. D. Poyser, 2010, →ISBN, page 42:
- Ohelo Vaccinium reticulatum (and V. peleanum) and kukaenene Coprosma ernodeoides […] are the most important berries in the Nenes’ diet, and it is probably from such juicy fruit that much of their water intake comes.
- 1991, Susan Scott, Plants and Animals of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hi.: Bess Press, →ISBN, page 123:
- Today, both wild and domestic dogs are a serious threat to Hawai‘i's native wildlife. The dogs prey on both seabirds and open country birds, especially the Hawaiian goose, nēnē. However, feral dogs aren't all bad, because one of their favorite foods is rats.
- 1993, Marion Coste, Nēnē (Kolowalu Book), Honolulu, Hi.: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 20:
- Scientists think the nēnē descended from Canada geese that landed on Hawai‘i long before humans arrived. As they survived on the isolated islands for generation after generation, the geese gradually changed, becoming a new species. Today's nēnē, unlike its water-loving ancestor, is a land bird.
- 2004, Richard [Alan] Fortey, The Earth: An Intimate History, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN; republished London: Folio Society, 2011, →OCLC, page 37:
- The nene is a handsome bird that almost became extinct in the wild but was reintroduced successfully from ones bred in captivity.
- 2011, Sara Benson, “Haleakala National Park”, in Maui: Must-do Hikes for Everyone (Top Trails), Birmingham, Ala.: Wilderness Press, →ISBN, page 197:
- Among the iconic flora and fauna found here are […] the endangered nene (Hawaiian goose). After almost going extinct, nene were reintroduced into the national park in 1962 when Boy Scouts carried geese that had been raised in captivity down into Haleakala volcano in their backpacks.
Alternative forms edit
Synonyms edit
Translations edit
Branta sandvicensis
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Further reading edit
- nene (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Abau edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nene
Baré edit
Noun edit
nene
- tongue
- nunene — my tongue
- nenehei — a tongue (any tongue in general)
References edit
- Alexandra Y[urievna] Aikhenvald (2012) The Languages of the Amazon, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Chuj edit
Noun edit
nene
References edit
- Jessica Coon, Unergatives, antipassives, and roots in Chuj (2016), p. 24
Crimean Tatar edit
Noun edit
nene
Hawaiian edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nene
- to stir
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 70
Mauritian Creole edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
nene
References edit
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Romanian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Cf. Bulgarian неня (nenja), Serbo-Croatian nena.
Noun edit
nene m (uncountable)
- (popular, familiar) Term used by children or young people to address an older man, especially an uncle.
- (familiar) Term to address someone used in general to express disapproval, or surprise, sometimes satisfaction, etc.
Synonyms edit
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Onomatopoeic; compare niño (“boy”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nene m or f (plural nenes, feminine nena, feminine plural nenas)
- (colloquial) young child; kid; baby
- Coordinate term: niño
- (colloquial, familiar) babe; baby; kiddo (term of endearment for usually a male, female equivalent: nena)
Hyponyms edit
- nene de mamá (“mama's boy, momma's boy”) (colloquial)
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “nene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Adjective edit
-nene (declinable)
Usage notes edit
Only used of people; for animals, use -nono.
Declension edit
Inflected forms of -nene
Noun class | singular | plural |
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m-wa class(I/II) | mnene | wanene |
m-mi class(III/IV) | mnene | minene |
ji-ma class(V/VI) | nene | manene |
ki-vi class(VII/VIII) | kinene | vinene |
n class(IX/X) | nene | nene |
u class(XI) | mnene | see n(X) or ma(VI) class |
pa class(XVI) | panene | |
ku class(XVII) | kunene | |
mu class(XVIII) | munene |
Antonyms edit
Tagalog edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly a native word or borrowed from Spanish nene (“young child; kid; kiddo; baby; babe”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
nenè (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜒ)
- (endearing) appellation for a little girl.
- Synonym: ineng
- younger sister
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “nene”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish edit
Noun edit
nene (definite accusative neneyi, plural neneler)
Declension edit
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Nominative | nene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | neneyi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nominative | nene | neneler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | neneyi | neneleri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | neneye | nenelere | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | nenede | nenelerde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | neneden | nenelerden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | nenenin | nenelerin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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