banaana

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

Etymology

From English banana.

Noun

banaana (plural banaana dem, quantified banaana)

1. banana

Wolof

Etymology

Unknown, potentially from Arabic بَنَان (banān, “fingertip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbanaːna/

Noun

banaana (definite form banaana bi)

1. banana (fruit)

Descendants

• ⇒? Hebrew: בָּנָנָה
• ⇒ Irish: banana
• ⇒ Italian: banana
  • → Maltese: banana
• → Macedonian: бана́на (banána)
• →? Portuguese: banana (see there for further descendants)
• ⇒? Spanish: banana (see there for further descendants)

Noun

banaana (definite form banaana gi)

1. banana (plant)

References

• Jean-Léopold Diouf (2003), Dictionnaire wolof-français et français-wolof, Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 60