ñaña

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaɲa/, [ˈɲa.ɲa]
• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Hyphenation: ña‧ña

Adjective

ñaña

1. feminine singular of ñañu

Chayuco Mixtec

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ñàñà

1. bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Derived terms

• ñaña iñu
• ñaña ndutya

 

References

• Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18)‎^[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 97

Quechua

Noun

ñaña

1. sister of a woman
2. sister of a sister

Declension

declension of ñaña

	singular	plural
nominative	ñaña	ñañakuna
accusative	ñañata	ñañakunata
dative	ñañaman	ñañakunaman
genitive	ñañap	ñañakunap
locative	ñañapi	ñañakunapi
terminative	ñañakama	ñañakunakama
ablative	ñañamanta	ñañakunamanta
instrumental	ñañawan	ñañakunawan
comitative	ñañantin	ñañakunantin
abessive	ñañannaq	ñañakunannaq
comparative	ñañahina	ñañakunahina
causative	ñañarayku	ñañakunarayku
benefactive	ñañapaq	ñañakunapaq
associative	ñañapura	ñañakunapura
distributive	ñañanka	ñañakunanka
exclusive	ñañalla	ñañakunalla

possessive forms of ñaña

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	ñañay	ñañaykuna
accusative	ñañayta	ñañaykunata
dative	ñañayman	ñañaykunaman
genitive	ñañaypa	ñañaykunap
locative	ñañaypi	ñañaykunapi
terminative	ñañaykama	ñañaykunakama
ablative	ñañaymanta	ñañaykunamanta
instrumental	ñañaywan	ñañaykunawan
comitative	ñañaynintin	ñañaykunantin
abessive	ñañayninnaq	ñañaykunannaq
comparative	ñañayhina	ñañaykunahina
causative	ñañayrayku	ñañaykunarayku
benefactive	ñañaypaq	ñañaykunapaq
associative	ñañaypura	ñañaykunapura
distributive	ñañayninka	ñañaykunanka
exclusive	ñañaylla	ñañaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	ñañayki	ñañaykikuna
accusative	ñañaykita	ñañaykikunata
dative	ñañaykiman	ñañaykikunaman
genitive	ñañaykipa	ñañaykikunap
locative	ñañaykipi	ñañaykikunapi
terminative	ñañaykikama	ñañaykikunakama
ablative	ñañaykimanta	ñañaykikunamanta
instrumental	ñañaykiwan	ñañaykikunawan
comitative	ñañaykintin	ñañaykikunantin
abessive	ñañaykinnaq	ñañaykikunannaq
comparative	ñañaykihina	ñañaykikunahina
causative	ñañaykirayku	ñañaykikunarayku
benefactive	ñañaykipaq	ñañaykikunapaq
associative	ñañaykipura	ñañaykikunapura
distributive	ñañaykinka	ñañaykikunanka
exclusive	ñañaykilla	ñañaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	ñañan	ñañankuna
accusative	ñañanta	ñañankunata
dative	ñañanman	ñañankunaman
genitive	ñañanpa	ñañankunap
locative	ñañanpi	ñañankunapi
terminative	ñañankama	ñañankunakama
ablative	ñañanmanta	ñañankunamanta
instrumental	ñañanwan	ñañankunawan
comitative	ñañanintin	ñañankunantin
abessive	ñañanninnaq	ñañankunannaq
comparative	ñañanhina	ñañankunahina
causative	ñañanrayku	ñañankunarayku
benefactive	ñañanpaq	ñañankunapaq
associative	ñañanpura	ñañankunapura
distributive	ñañaninka	ñañankunanka
exclusive	ñañanlla	ñañankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	ñañanchik	ñañanchikkuna
accusative	ñañanchikta	ñañanchikkunata
dative	ñañanchikman	ñañanchikkunaman
genitive	ñañanchikpa	ñañanchikkunap
locative	ñañanchikpi	ñañanchikkunapi
terminative	ñañanchikkama	ñañanchikkunakama
ablative	ñañanchikmanta	ñañanchikkunamanta
instrumental	ñañanchikwan	ñañanchikkunawan
comitative	ñañanchiknintin	ñañanchikkunantin
abessive	ñañanchikninnaq	ñañanchikkunannaq
comparative	ñañanchikhina	ñañanchikkunahina
causative	ñañanchikrayku	ñañanchikkunarayku
benefactive	ñañanchikpaq	ñañanchikkunapaq
associative	ñañanchikpura	ñañanchikkunapura
distributive	ñañanchikninka	ñañanchikkunanka
exclusive	ñañanchiklla	ñañanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	ñañayku	ñañaykukuna
accusative	ñañaykuta	ñañaykukunata
dative	ñañaykuman	ñañaykukunaman
genitive	ñañaykupa	ñañaykukunap
locative	ñañaykupi	ñañaykukunapi
terminative	ñañaykukama	ñañaykukunakama
ablative	ñañaykumanta	ñañaykukunamanta
instrumental	ñañaykuwan	ñañaykukunawan
comitative	ñañaykuntin	ñañaykukunantin
abessive	ñañaykunnaq	ñañaykukunannaq
comparative	ñañaykuhina	ñañaykukunahina
causative	ñañaykurayku	ñañaykukunarayku
benefactive	ñañaykupaq	ñañaykukunapaq
associative	ñañaykupura	ñañaykukunapura
distributive	ñañaykunka	ñañaykukunanka
exclusive	ñañaykulla	ñañaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	ñañaykichik	ñañaykichikkuna
accusative	ñañaykichikta	ñañaykichikkunata
dative	ñañaykichikman	ñañaykichikkunaman
genitive	ñañaykichikpa	ñañaykichikkunap
locative	ñañaykichikpi	ñañaykichikkunapi
terminative	ñañaykichikkama	ñañaykichikkunakama
ablative	ñañaykichikmanta	ñañaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	ñañaykichikwan	ñañaykichikkunawan
comitative	ñañaykichiknintin	ñañaykichikkunantin
abessive	ñañaykichikninnaq	ñañaykichikkunannaq
comparative	ñañaykichikhina	ñañaykichikkunahina
causative	ñañaykichikrayku	ñañaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	ñañaykichikpaq	ñañaykichikkunapaq
associative	ñañaykichikpura	ñañaykichikkunapura
distributive	ñañaykichikninka	ñañaykichikkunanka
exclusive	ñañaykichiklla	ñañaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	ñañanku	ñañankukuna
accusative	ñañankuta	ñañankukunata
dative	ñañankuman	ñañankukunaman
genitive	ñañankupa	ñañankukunap
locative	ñañankupi	ñañankukunapi
terminative	ñañankukama	ñañankukunakama
ablative	ñañankumanta	ñañankukunamanta
instrumental	ñañankuwan	ñañankukunawan
comitative	ñañankuntin	ñañankukunantin
abessive	ñañankunnaq	ñañankukunannaq
comparative	ñañankuhina	ñañankukunahina
causative	ñañankurayku	ñañankukunarayku
benefactive	ñañankupaq	ñañankukunapaq
associative	ñañankupura	ñañankukunapura
distributive	ñañankunka	ñañankukunanka
exclusive	ñañankulla	ñañankukunalla

See also

• pani
• turi
• wawqi

Further reading

• “ñaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɲaɲa/ [ˈɲa.ɲa]

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• Rhymes: -aɲa
• Syllabification: ña‧ña

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Quechua ñaña. Most senses likely influenced by Spanish nana (“grandma, etc.”).

Noun

ñaña f (plural ñañas)

1. (colloquial, Andes, Colombia, of a woman) sister, especially a liked one

   Ella no es mi prima, es mi ñaña.

   She's not my cousin, she's my sister.

2. (colloquial, informal, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru) sister

   Oye, ñaña, acompáñame a la panadería para el desayuno.

   Hey, sis, come with me to the bakery for breakfast.

3. (colloquial, Ecuador, Chile) older sister
4. (colloquial, Ecuador) a female relative, such as a cousin or aunt, with whom one has a close affective relationship
5. (Latin America, dated) nursemaid, wet nurse
6. (Spain, rare, informal, dated) maternal grandmother

Etymology 2

Likely a babble word of separate origins.

Noun

ñaña f (countable and uncountable, plural ñañas)

1. (colloquial, Argentina, Uruguay, derogatory) ailment (especially when exaggerated or simulated)

   Él siempre está con muchas ñañas.

   He is always whining about his ailments.

2. (Nicaragua) feces

Further reading

• “ñaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
• Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications

Teposcolula Mixtec

Etymology

Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ñàñà (“bobcat”).

Noun

ñaña

1. fox
2. cat (Felis silvestris catus)

   Synonyms: quete cau, misto

Derived terms

• ñaña ydzo

 

References

• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 115r: “Gato. ñaña,quete cau,miſto.”
• Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli: “rapoſo,animal. ñaña.”