nënë

See also: nene, Nene, nenê, Néné, nēnē, and -nene

Albanian

Alternative forms

• nãnë (Gheg)
• nanë (Gheg)

Etymology

Tosk variant of Gheg nãnë (“mother”). Both from Proto-Albanian *nanā/*na(n)nā, from Proto-Indo-European *n-Han/Proto-Indo-European *na̅̆(n)na̅̆ (“mother”). Cognate to Ancient Greek νάννη (nánnē, “aunt, mother”), Welsh nain (“grandmother”), Sanskrit [Term?] (/⁠nana̅́⁠/, “mother”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /nənə/

Noun

nënë f

1. mother

Synonyms

• ëmë