नाना

See also: नोनी, नैना, नैन, नैनु, नान, नानी, and नुन

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀦𑀸𑀦𑁆𑀦 (*nānna, “term for an older male relative”), from baby talk.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.nɑː/, [n̪äː.n̪äː]

Noun

नाना • (nānā) m (feminine नानी, Urdu spelling نانا‎)

1. maternal grandfather

   Synonym: (endearing) नानू (nānū)

Declension

Declension of नाना (masc unmarked ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नाना nānā	नाना nānā
oblique	नाना nānā	नानाओं nānāõ
vocative	नाना nānā	नानाओ nānāo