aanu

See also: aanü, ꞌāꞌanu, and ånu

Hopi

Etymology

From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *aʼnïN.

Cognate with Tübatulabal ʔa·nɨnt.

Noun

aanu (plural aaʼant)

1. ant (any insect in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera)

Derived terms

• annga
• Anuʼovi
• anùwya
• palaʼanu
• sikyaʼanu
• sisiwʼanu
• tokoʼanu
• ànki

References

• Albert, Roy; Shaul, David Leedom (1985), A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 13
• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998), Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 6

Kanakanabu

Alternative forms

• anu

Noun

aanu

1. bee
2. honey

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Likely from Contraction of ànínú, ultimately from à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ nínú (partial reduplication of nú).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àá.nṹ/

Noun

àánú

1. mercy, compassion, pity

   Synonym: aájò

2. regret

   Synonym: àbámọ̀

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: àánú (“mercy”)
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Language family	Variety group	Variety/language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Southeast Yoruba	Ìjẹ̀bú			àínú
			Ìjẹ̀bú	Ìjẹ̀bú Òde	àínú
			Rẹ́mọ	Ẹ̀pẹ́	àínú
				Ìkòròdú	àínú
				Ṣágámù	àínú
		Oǹdó			àínọ́n
			Oǹdó		àínọ́n
	Ìtsẹkírì				ànínọ́
		Ìwẹrẹ			ànínọ́
	Olùkùmi				enínọ́
		Ugbódù			enínọ́
Proto-Yoruba	Central Yoruba	Èkìtì	Èkìtì	Àdó Èkìtì	ẹ̀nị́nụ́
			Àkúrẹ́	Àkúrẹ́	ẹ̀nị́nụ́
			Mọ̀bà	Ọ̀tùn Èkìtì	ẹ̀nị́nụ́
	Northwest Yoruba	Àwórì			àánú
			Èbúté Mẹ́tà		àánú
		Èkó			àánú
			Èkó		àánú
		Ìbàdàn			àánú
			Ìbàdàn		àánú
		Ìlọrin			àánú
			Ìlọrin		àánú
		Ọ̀yọ́			àánú
			Ọ̀yọ́		àánú
		Standard Yorùbá	Nàìjíríà		àánú
			Bɛ̀nɛ̀		àánú
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Ìyàgbà			àánú
			Ìsánlú Ìtẹ̀dó		àánú
		Owé			àánú
			Kabba		àánú
	Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀	Akpáré		ànyínɔ́
			Atakpamɛ		ànyínɔ́
			Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)		ànyínɔ́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.

Derived terms

• aláàánú (“merciful one”)
• ṣàánú (“to have mercy”)
• Àánú (“A Yoruba name”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àá.nṹ/

Noun

àánú

1. the vine plant Vitex thyrsiflora

   Synonyms: awayanrìn, aláánú