nna

See also: NNA, nña, -nña, and nnâ

Igbo

Alternative forms

• ńni (Ohafia)

Etymology

From Proto-Igboid *V́-ǹ-dà. Cognate with Ekpeye ídá, Ezaa ńnà.

Noun

ńna

1. father

   Synonym: mpa

Japanese

Romanization

nna

1. Rōmaji transcription of んな

Northern Sotho

Pronoun

nna

1. I, me

Nupe

Ǹná tò egi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ŋ̀.nã́/

Noun

ǹná (plural ǹnázhì)

1. mother

   Synonym: màmá

2. term of respect for an older woman or female relative

Derived terms

• ǹná màdáki (“head of the etsu's wives”)
• ǹná yàwó (“mother of the bride”)
• ǹnádzukó (“treasurer; head of the market”)
• ǹnági (“maternal aunt”)
• ǹnákó (“grandmother; female ancestor”)
• ǹnákó èmì ǹdá (“paternal grandmother”)
• ǹnákó èmì ǹná (“maternal grandmother”)
• ǹnákógi (“nickname given to baby girls”)
• ǹnákótsu (“rank among women”)
• ǹnásàákó (“chair woman”)

 

Sotho

Pronoun

nna

1. I, me