nana

Etymology 1

An aphetic form of banana.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of nanna.

Anagrams

• A.A.N.N., Anna, anna, naan

Adjective

nana

1. feminine singular of nanu

Verb

nana

1. Past tense of na.

Noun

nanà

1. pus; matter

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧na

Noun

nana

1. (uncountable) pus

Alternative forms

• nanna

Pronoun

nana

1. something

Pronoun

nana

1. him (3rd person singular accusative)

Etymology

From Latin nanus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnana/

Adjective

nana (accusative singular nanan, plural nanaj, accusative plural nanajn)

1. dwarf

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *nanaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Etymology

Diminutive form of Anne, Anna, popularised after Zola's 1880 novel Nana.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.na/

Noun

nana f (plural nanas)

1. (slang) chick, bird (especially when attractive)

Further reading

• “nana” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Anna

Etymology

Probably with ultimate origin in baby talk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnana̝/

Noun

nana f (plural nanas)

1. (archaic) mother; mama

References

• “nana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “nana” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
• “nana” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “nana” in Santamarina, Antón (coord.): Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Determiner

nana

1. that

References

• Ilana Mushin, A Grammar of (Western) Garrwa (2012)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nána

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nána

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.na/
• Hyphenation: nà‧na

Adjective

nana

1. feminine singular of nano

Noun

nana f (plural nane)

1. (female) dwarf

Anagrams

• Anna

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Romanization

nana

1. Rōmaji transcription of なな

Pronoun

nana

1. I

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.na/

Noun

nāna f (genitive nānae); first declension

1. dwarf (female)

References

• nana in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• nana in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers

Alternative forms

• nanā (Courland)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *nenä.

Noun

nana

1. nose

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnana/

Noun

nana

1. inflection of nan:
   1. genitive and accusative singular
   2. nominative dual

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil அண்ணா (aṇṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA^(key): /nanə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /nana/
• Rhymes: -anə, -nə, -ə

Noun

nana

1. brother (older male sibling)

See also

• abang
• kakak
• engko
• uda

Pronunciation

• MED phonemes: {nahnah}
• IPA^(key): /nʲaɰnʲaɰ/, [nʲæ͡ɑɑ̯nʲæ͡ɑɑ̯]

Adjective

nana

1. bad
2. wicked
3. evil
4. inedible

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana (mutated form nana)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Etymology

Compare Cahuilla náxanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nana/

Noun

nana (plural naana)

1. man

Noun

nana f (plural nanas)

1. nap; a quick or little sleep

Verb

nana

1. third-person singular present indicative of nanar
2. second-person singular affirmative imperative of nanar

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعنع‎ (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع‎ (naʿnaʿ), نَعْنَاع‎ (naʿnāʿ).

References

• “nana” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “nana” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Etymology

Echoic/imitative.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nana]

Noun

nana f (plural nanas)

1. (Latin America) nanny
2. (colloquial) granny, grandmother
3. lullaby

Noun

nanà

1. pus; matter

Noun

nana

1. aunt

Interjection

nana

1. bye, goodbye

Alternative forms

• ᯉᯉ

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana (Batak spelling ᯉᯉ)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

Determiner

nana

1. that

References

• Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)

Noun

nanà

1. pus; abscess