нана
See also: няня, haha, hāhā, ha ha, ha-ha, and há há
Chechen
Etymology
From Proto-Nakh *nāna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnana/
Noun
нана • (nana) ?
- mother
Ingush
Etymology
From Proto-Nakh *nāna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnana/
Noun
нана • (nana) ?
- mother
Macedonian
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnana]
- Rhymes: -ana
Verb
нана • (nana) impf
- (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 (naʿnaʿ), نَعْنَاع (naʿnāʿ).
Noun
нана • (nana) f
- (dialectal) mint
- Synonyms: мента (menta), нане (nane)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nǎːna/
- Hyphenation: на́‧на
- Rhymes: -ǎːna
Noun
на́на f (Latin spelling nána)
- mother
- grandmother
Etymology 2
From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʿnaʿ), نَعْنَاع (naʿnāʿ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nǎːna/
- Hyphenation: на́‧на
Noun
на́на f (Latin spelling nána)
- 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)
- mother