нана

See also: няня, haha, hāhā, ha ha, ha-ha, and há há

Chechen

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *nāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnana/

Noun

нана • (nana) ?

1. mother

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Ingush

Etymology

From Proto-Nakh *nāna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnana/

Noun

нана • (nana) ?

1. mother

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Macedonian

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnana]

Verb

нана • (nana) third-singular present, impf

1. (intransitive, childish) to sleep

Conjugation

Conjugation of нана (imperfective, present in -а)

l-participles	imperfect	aorist	non-finite forms
masculine	нанал	—	adjectival participle	—
feminine	нанала	—	adverbial participle	нанајќи
neuter	нанало	—	verbal noun	нанање
plural	нанале	—	perfect participle	нанато
	present	imperfect	aorist	imperative
1st singular	нанам	нанав	—	—
2nd singular	нанаш	нанаше	—	нанај
3rd singular	нана	нанаше	—	—
1st plural	нанаме	нанавме	—	—
2nd plural	нанате	нанавте	—	нанајте
3rd plural	нанаат	нанаа	—	—
Compound tenses
perfect	сум нанал		present of сум (except in the 3rd person) + imperfect l-participle
има-perfect	имам нанато		present of има + perfect participle
pluperfect	бев нанал		imperfect of сум + imperfect l-participle
има-pluperfect	имав нанато		imperfect of има + perfect participle
има-perfect reported	сум имал нанато		perfect of има + perfect participle
future	ќе нанам		ќе + present
има-future	ќе имам нанато		future of има + perfect participle
future in the past	ќе нанав		ќе + imperfect
има-future in the past	ќе имав нанато		future in the past of има + perfect participle
future reported	ќе сум нанал		ќе + imperfect l-participle
има-future reported	ќе сум имал нанато		future reported of има + perfect participle
conditional	би нанал		би + imperfect l-participle
има-conditional	би имал нанато		conditional of има + perfect participle

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Noun

нана • (nana) f

1. (dialectal) mint

   Synonyms: мента (menta), нане (nane)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of expressive/onomatopoetic origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
• Hyphenation: на́‧на
• Rhymes: -ǎːna

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

1. mother
2. grandmother

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish نعنع (nane), from Arabic نَعْنَع (naʕnaʕ), نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nǎːna/
• Hyphenation: на́‧на

Noun

на́на f (Latin spelling nána)

1. mint

   Synonym: мѐтвица

References

• “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “нана” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Udi

Etymology

Might be akin to Chechen нана (nana).

Noun

нана • (nana)

1. mother