ñaña

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaɲa/, [ˈɲa.ɲa]

ñaña

1. feminine singular of ñañu

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ñàñà

1. bobcat (Lynx rufus)

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, pages 97

ñaña

1. sister of a woman
2. sister of a sister

• pani
• turi
• wawqi

• “ñaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Borrowed from Quechua ñaña. Most senses likely influenced by Spanish nana (“grandma, etc.”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaɲa/ [ˈɲa.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: ña‧ña

ñaña f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial, Andes, Colombia, of a woman) sister, especially a liked one

   Ella no es mi prima, es mi ñaña.

   She's not my cousin, she's my sister.

2. (colloquial, informal, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru) sister

   Oye, ñaña, acompáñame a la panadería para el desayuno.

   Hey, sis, come with me to the bakery for breakfast.

3. (colloquial, Ecuador, Chile) older sister
4. (colloquial, Ecuador) a female relative, such as a cousin or aunt, with whom one has a close affective relationship
5. (Latin America, dated) nursemaid, wet nurse
6. (Spain, rare, informal, dated) maternal grandmother
7. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay) Exaggerated or simulated way of expressing an ailment of a disease

   Él siempre está con muchas ñañas.

   He is always whining about his ailments.

8. (Nicaragua) Excrement.

   Synonym: excremento

• “ñaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ñàñà (“bobcat”).

ñaña

1. fox
2. cat (Felis silvestris catus)

   Synonyms: quete cau, misto

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 115r: “Gato. ñaña,quete cau,miſto.”
• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli: “rapoſo,animal. ñaña.”