nana

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Pronunciation 1.1.2 Noun 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Pronunciation 1.2.2 Noun 1.3 Anagrams 2 Bambara 2.1 Verb 3 Chickasaw 3.1 Pronoun 3.2 Alternative spellings 4 Darkinjung 4.1 Pronoun 5 Fijian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Noun 6 French 6.1 Etymology 6.2 Pronunciation 6.3 Noun 6.4 Anagrams 7 Italian 7.1 Adjective 7.2 Noun 8 Japanese 8.1 Number 9 Krisa 9.1 Pronoun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

An aphetic form of banana.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: näʹnə, IPA: /ˈnɑːnə/, SAMPA: /"nA:n@/

  Rhymes: -ɑːnə

[edit] Noun

nana (plural nanas)

1. (informal) Short form of banana, the fruit.
2. (slang) A fool.

   You look a right nana dressed up like that.

[edit] Etymology 2

Variant spelling of nanna.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: nănʹə, IPA: /ˈnænə/, SAMPA: /"n{n@/

  Rhymes: -ænə

[edit] Noun

nana (plural nanas)

1. (informal) A pet name for one's grandmother.
2. A nanny.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aann
• anna, Anna
• naan

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[edit] Bambara

[edit] Verb

nana

1. Past tense of na.

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[edit] Chickasaw

[edit] Pronoun

nana

1. something

[edit] Alternative spellings

nanna

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[edit] Darkinjung

[edit] Pronoun

nana

1. him (3rd person singular accusative)

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[edit] Fijian

[edit] Etymology

Common Oceanian; compare Indonesian nanah.

[edit] Noun

nana

1. pus

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology

Diminutive form of Anne, Anna, popularised after Zola's 1880 novel Nana.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /na.na/, SAMPA: /na.na/

[edit] Noun

nana f. (plural nanas)

1. (slang) chick, bird (especially when attractive)

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: aann
• Anna

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Adjective

nana

1. Feminine form of nano.

[edit] Noun

nana f. (plural nane)

1. (female) dwarf

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[edit] Japanese

[edit] Number

nana (hiragana なな)

1. 七: seven

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[edit] Krisa

[edit] Pronoun

nana

1. I