нана

See also: няня, Appendix:Variations of "nana", and Appendix:Variations of "haha"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Nursery word.

Noun

на́на • (nána) f (dialectal)

non-biological mother figure, who takes care of a child: female caretaker, aunt

Declension

Declension of на́на

	singular	plural
indefinite	на́на nána	на́ни náni
definite	на́ната nánata	на́ните nánite
vocative form	на́но náno	на́ни náni

Coordinate terms

ма́ма (máma, “mom”)
ба́ба (bába, “granny”)
ле́ля (lélja, “aunt”) (generic term)
да́да (dáda), ка́ка (káka, “older sister”)

Derived terms

nouns

(diminutive) на́ница (nánica)
(diminutive) на́нка (nánka)

adjectives

на́нин (nánin)
на́нов (nánov)

References

“нана¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
Nayden Gerov (1899) “на́на”, in Рѣчникъ на Блъгарскꙑй язꙑкъ. Съ тлъкувание рѣчи-тꙑ на Блъгарскꙑ и на Русскꙑ. [Dictionary of the Bulgarian language]‎^[1] (in Bulgarian), volume 3, Plovdiv: Дружествена печꙗтница "Съгласие.", page 191
Georgiev, Vladimir I., Duridanov, I. V., editors (1995), “нана¹”, in Български етимологичен речник [Bulgarian Etymological Dictionary] (in Bulgarian), volume 4 (мѝнго² – па̀дам), Sofia: Prof. Marin Drinov Pubg. House, →ISBN, page 487

Chechen

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) class jb

mother

References

Nichols, Johanna, Vagapov, Arbi (2004) “нана”, in Chechen–English and English–Chechen Dictionary, London and New York: RoutledgeCurzon, page 366

Ingush

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Nakh *naana.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnaːna/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) class jb

mother

References

Nichols, Johanna B. (2004) “нана”, in Ingush–English and English–Ingush Dictionary, London and New York: Routledge, page 302

Macedonian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈnana]
Hyphenation: на‧на
Rhymes: -ana

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

нана • (nana) third-singular present, impf (diminutive нанка)

(intransitive, childish) to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of нана (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	нанал	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	нанала	—	adverbial participle	нанајќи
neuter	нанало	—	verbal noun	нанање
plural	нанале	—	perfect participle	нанато
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	нанам	нанав	—	—
2nd singular	нанаш	нанаше	—	нанај
3rd singular	нана	нанаше	—	—
1st plural	нанаме	нанавме	—	—
2nd plural	нанате	нанавте	—	нанајте
3rd plural	нанаат	нанаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум нанал		present of сум (except in the 3^rd person) imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам нанато		present of има perfect participle
pluperfect	бев нанал		imperfect of сум imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав нанато		imperfect of има perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал нанато		perfect of има perfect participle
future	ќе нанам		ќе present
има-future	ќе имам нанато		future of има perfect participle
future in the past	ќе нанав		ќе imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав нанато		future in the past of има perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум нанал		ќе imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал нанато		future reported of има perfect participle
conditional	би нанал		би imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал нанато		conditional of има perfect participle

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Noun

нана • (nana) f

(dialectal) mint
Synonyms: мента f (menta), нане n (nane)

References

“нана” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
Hyphenation: на́‧на
Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
Hyphenation: на́‧на

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

mint
Synonym: мѐтвица

References

“нана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
“нана”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Sirenik

Etymology

From Proto-Eskimo *ana.

Noun

нана (nana)

mom, mother

References

G. A. Menovschikov (1964) Язык сиреникских эскимосов [The language of Sirenik Eskimos]‎^[2], Академия Наук СССР, page 192
Fortescue, Michael, Jacobson, Steven, Kaplan, Lawrence (1994) Comparative Eskimo Dictionary, Fairbanks: Alaska Native Language Center, page 25

Tajik

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Persian (nana), originally from baby talk.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nana/, [nä.nä]

Noun


Dari	ننه, مامی ,بوبو
Iranian Persian	مامان
Tajik	нана

нана • (nana)

(informal or childish) mother
(informal or childish) grandmother

Udi

Etymology

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun

нана • (nana)

mother