нана

See also: няня, haha, hāhā, ha ha, ha-ha, and há há

Chechen

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *nāna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnana/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) ?

  1. mother

Ingush

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *nāna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈnana/

Noun

на̄на • (naana) ?

  1. mother

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) impf (diminutive нанка)

  1. (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 3rd 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

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

Noun

нана • (nana) f

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

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

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

  1. mother
  2. grandmother

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)

  1. mint
    Synonym: мѐтвица

References
  • “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Udi

Etymology

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun

нана • (nana)

  1. mother
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