nana

See also nānā, and naná

English

Etymology 1

An aphetic form of banana.

Pronunciation

• enPR: näʹnə, IPA: /ˈnɑːnə/, X-SAMPA: /"nA:n@/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnə

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.

Etymology 2

Variant spelling of nanna.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nănʹə, IPA: /ˈnænə/, X-SAMPA: /"n{n@/
• Rhymes: -ænə

Noun

nana (plural nanas)

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

Anagrams

• anna, Anna
• naan

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Bambara

Verb

nana

1. Past tense of na.

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Batak Toba

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Alternative forms

• ᯉᯉ

Noun

nana (Batak spelling ᯉᯉ)

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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Chickasaw

Pronoun

nana

1. something

Alternative forms

nanna

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Darkinjung

Pronoun

nana

1. him (3rd person singular accusative)

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Esperanto

Etymology

Compare Spanish enano, enana.

Adjective

nana (plural nanaj, accusative singular nanan, accusative plural nanajn)

1. dwarf

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *nanaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA: /na.na/, X-SAMPA: /na.na/

Noun

nana f (plural nanas)

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

Anagrams

• Anna

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Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nána

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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Isnag

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nána

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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Italian

Adjective

nana

1. Feminine form of nano.

Noun

nana f (plural nane)

1. (female) dwarf

Anagrams

• Anna

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Ivatan

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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Japanese

Romanization

nana

1. See なな

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Krisa

Pronoun

nana

1. I

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Latin

Noun

nāna (genitive nānae); f, first declension

1. dwarf (female)

Related terms

• nānus

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	nāna	nānae
genitive	nānae	nānārum
dative	nānae	nānīs
accusative	nānam	nānās
ablative	nānā	nānīs
vocative	nāna	nānae

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Malay

Etymology

From Tamil அண்ணா (aṇṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor) IPA: /nanə/
• (Riau-Lingga) IPA: /nana/
• Rhymes: -anə, -nə, -ə

Noun

nana

1. brother (older male sibling)

See also

• abang
• kakak
• engko
• uda

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Marshallese

Pronunciation

• MED Phonemes: {nahnah}
• IPA Phonemes: /nʲaɰnʲaɰ/
• IPA Articulation: [nʲæ͡ɑɑ̯nʲæ͡ɑɑ̯]

Adjective

nana

1. bad.
2. wicked.
3. evil.
4. inedible.

References

• Marshallese-English Online Dictionary

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Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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Simeulue

Etymology

From Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *nanah, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *nanaq, from Proto-Austronesian *naNaq.

Noun

nana

1. pus (fluid found in regions of infection)

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Spanish

Noun

nana f (plural nanas)

1. (Latin America) nanny

Synonyms

• niñera

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Tahitian

Interjection

nana

1. bye