Esperanto

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Etymology

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From patrino (mother) +‎ -nj- (affectionate female diminutive, applied to the first or first two syllables of the word).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpanjo]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -anjo
  • Hyphenation: pan‧jo

Noun

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panjo (accusative singular panjon, plural panjoj, accusative plural panjojn)

  1. (endearing) mummy, mommy (child's term for mother)
    Coordinate terms: avĉjo, avinjo, oĉjo, onjo, paĉjo, vanjo