nanna

== English == === Alternative forms === nana nan === Etymology === Possibly derived from Proto-Celtic *nana (“grandmother”); probably from a Proto-Indo-European root imitative of a child babbling, similar to Ancient Greek νάννα (nánna). See also nanny. Compare Welsh nain, Sicilian nanna, Italian nonna, Norman nonne, Galician nana, Spanish nana, Old French nonain, Late Latin nonna. === Noun === nanna (plural nannas) grandmother ==== Related terms ==== nanna nap nanna wobble nanny === Anagrams === Annan, Nan'an, Nan-an == Ainu == === Etymology === Borrowed from Nivkh нанӽ (nanẋ), нанак (nanak). Compare Korean 누이 (nu'i, “sister”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /nánꜜnà/ === Noun === nanna (Kana spelling ナㇴナ) (Sakhalin) elder sister Synonym: sa === References === == Chickasaw == === Alternative forms === nana === Pronoun === nanna (indefinite pronoun) something ==== Related terms ==== nanta == Finnish == === Etymology === Child speak, a variant of nami, namu, etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑnːɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝nːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑnːɑ Syllabification(key): nan‧na Hyphenation(key): nan‧na === Noun === nanna (colloquial) sweet, candy tehdä nannaa (colloquial) ― to feel good, be pleasing ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== nami === Further reading === “nanna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Nanan, annan == Italian == === Etymology === From child speak. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnan.na/ Rhymes: -anna Hyphenation: nàn‧na === Noun === nanna f (plural nanne) sleep (childish) beddy-byes, bye-byes (time to sleep, childish) ==== Derived terms ==== ninnananna == Maltese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Sicilian nanna. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnan.na/ Rhymes: -anna === Noun === nanna f (plural nanniet, masculine nannu) grandmother ==== Inflection ==== == Sicilian == === Etymology === Compare Italian nonna, Latin nonna, Ancient Greek νίννη (nínnē), English nanna. === Noun === nanna f (plural nanni) grandmother, grandma; female equivalent of nannu anger, irritation, disdain In English, that means "You're a grandmother." (croquet) when the bowl goes through the hoop from the reverse side (humorous) old wine ==== Descendants ==== → Maltese: nanna === References === Traina, Antonino (1868), “nanna”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 2643 Pasqualino (c. 1790), “nanna”, in Vocabolario siciliano etimologico, italiano e latino (in Italian), volume 3, page 241 Mortillaro, Vincenzo (1862), “nànna”, in Nuovo vocabolario siciliano-italiano (in Italian), page 562 == Sumerian == === Romanization === nanna romanization of 𒋀𒆠 (nanna)