nanay

See also: nả na̱y

Asi

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Noun

nanay

1. mother

Capiznon

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Noun

nanay

1. mother

Cebuano

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧nay

Noun

nanay

1. a mother

   Synonyms: ina, inahan, mama

2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older woman

Central Bikol

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Noun

nanay (masculine tatay)

1. one's own mother or mother-in-law
2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older woman

   Synonyms: mamay, ina, mama

Quechua

Noun

nanay

1. pain, ache
2. disease, illness

Declension

Declension of nanay

	singular	plural
nominative	nanay	nanaykuna
accusative	nanayta	nanaykunata
dative	nanayman	nanaykunaman
genitive	nanaypa	nanaykunap
locative	nanaypi	nanaykunapi
terminative	nanaykama	nanaykunakama
ablative	nanaymanta	nanaykunamanta
instrumental	nanaywan	nanaykunawan
comitative	nanaynintin	nanaykunantin
abessive	nanayninnaq	nanaykunannaq
comparative	nanayhina	nanaykunahina
causative	nanayrayku	nanaykunarayku
benefactive	nanaypaq	nanaykunapaq
associative	nanaypura	nanaykunapura
distributive	nanayninka	nanaykunanka
exclusive	nanaylla	nanaykunalla

Possessive forms of nanay

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative nanayniy nanayniykuna accusative nanayniyta nanayniykunata dative nanayniyman nanayniykunaman genitive nanayniypa nanayniykunap locative nanayniypi nanayniykunapi terminative nanayniykama nanayniykunakama ablative nanayniymanta nanayniykunamanta instrumental nanayniywan nanayniykunawan comitative nanayniynintin nanayniykunantin abessive nanayniyninnaq nanayniykunannaq comparative nanayniyhina nanayniykunahina causative nanayniyrayku nanayniykunarayku benefactive nanayniypaq nanayniykunapaq associative nanayniypura nanayniykunapura distributive nanayniyninka nanayniykunanka exclusive nanayniylla nanayniykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative nanayniyki nanayniykikuna accusative nanayniykita nanayniykikunata dative nanayniykiman nanayniykikunaman genitive nanayniykipa nanayniykikunap locative nanayniykipi nanayniykikunapi terminative nanayniykikama nanayniykikunakama ablative nanayniykimanta nanayniykikunamanta instrumental nanayniykiwan nanayniykikunawan comitative nanayniykintin nanayniykikunantin abessive nanayniykinnaq nanayniykikunannaq comparative nanayniykihina nanayniykikunahina causative nanayniykirayku nanayniykikunarayku benefactive nanayniykipaq nanayniykikunapaq associative nanayniykipura nanayniykikunapura distributive nanayniykinka nanayniykikunanka exclusive nanayniykilla nanayniykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative nanaynin nanayninkuna accusative nanayninta nanayninkunata dative nanayninman nanayninkunaman genitive nanayninpa nanayninkunap locative nanayninpi nanayninkunapi terminative nanayninkama nanayninkunakama ablative nanayninmanta nanayninkunamanta instrumental nanayninwan nanayninkunawan comitative nanayninintin nanayninkunantin abessive nanayninninnaq nanayninkunannaq comparative nanayninhina nanayninkunahina causative nanayninrayku nanayninkunarayku benefactive nanayninpaq nanayninkunapaq associative nanayninpura nanayninkunapura distributive nanaynininka nanayninkunanka exclusive nanayninlla nanayninkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative nanayninchik nanayninchikkuna accusative nanayninchikta nanayninchikkunata dative nanayninchikman nanayninchikkunaman genitive nanayninchikpa nanayninchikkunap locative nanayninchikpi nanayninchikkunapi terminative nanayninchikkama nanayninchikkunakama ablative nanayninchikmanta nanayninchikkunamanta instrumental nanayninchikwan nanayninchikkunawan comitative nanayninchiknintin nanayninchikkunantin abessive nanayninchikninnaq nanayninchikkunannaq comparative nanayninchikhina nanayninchikkunahina causative nanayninchikrayku nanayninchikkunarayku benefactive nanayninchikpaq nanayninchikkunapaq associative nanayninchikpura nanayninchikkunapura distributive nanayninchikninka nanayninchikkunanka exclusive nanayninchiklla nanayninchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative nanayniyku nanayniykukuna accusative nanayniykuta nanayniykukunata dative nanayniykuman nanayniykukunaman genitive nanayniykupa nanayniykukunap locative nanayniykupi nanayniykukunapi terminative nanayniykukama nanayniykukunakama ablative nanayniykumanta nanayniykukunamanta instrumental nanayniykuwan nanayniykukunawan comitative nanayniykuntin nanayniykukunantin abessive nanayniykunnaq nanayniykukunannaq comparative nanayniykuhina nanayniykukunahina causative nanayniykurayku nanayniykukunarayku benefactive nanayniykupaq nanayniykukunapaq associative nanayniykupura nanayniykukunapura distributive nanayniykunka nanayniykukunanka exclusive nanayniykulla nanayniykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative nanayniykichik nanayniykichikkuna accusative nanayniykichikta nanayniykichikkunata dative nanayniykichikman nanayniykichikkunaman genitive nanayniykichikpa nanayniykichikkunap locative nanayniykichikpi nanayniykichikkunapi terminative nanayniykichikkama nanayniykichikkunakama ablative nanayniykichikmanta nanayniykichikkunamanta instrumental nanayniykichikwan nanayniykichikkunawan comitative nanayniykichiknintin nanayniykichikkunantin abessive nanayniykichikninnaq nanayniykichikkunannaq comparative nanayniykichikhina nanayniykichikkunahina causative nanayniykichikrayku nanayniykichikkunarayku benefactive nanayniykichikpaq nanayniykichikkunapaq associative nanayniykichikpura nanayniykichikkunapura distributive nanayniykichikninka nanayniykichikkunanka exclusive nanayniykichiklla nanayniykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative nanayninku nanayninkukuna accusative nanayninkuta nanayninkukunata dative nanayninkuman nanayninkukunaman genitive nanayninkupa nanayninkukunap locative nanayninkupi nanayninkukunapi terminative nanayninkukama nanayninkukunakama ablative nanayninkumanta nanayninkukunamanta instrumental nanayninkuwan nanayninkukunawan comitative nanayninkuntin nanayninkukunantin abessive nanayninkunnaq nanayninkukunannaq comparative nanayninkuhina nanayninkukunahina causative nanayninkurayku nanayninkukunarayku benefactive nanayninkupaq nanayninkukunapaq associative nanayninkupura nanayninkukunapura distributive nanayninkunka nanayninkukunanka exclusive nanayninkulla nanayninkukunalla

Verb

nanay

1. to hurt, ache

Conjugation

Conjugation of nanay

infinitive		nanay
agentive		nanaq
present participle		nanaspa
past participle		nanasqa
future participle		nanana
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ñuqa	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	ñuqayku	qamkuna	paykuna
	present	nanani	nananki	nanan	nananchik	nanayku nananiku1	nanankichik	nananku
	past (experienced)	nanarqani	nanarqanki	nanarqan	nanarqanchik	nanarqayku nanarqaniku	nanarqankichik	nanarqanku
	past (reported)	nanasqani	nanasqanki	nanasqan	nanasqanchik	nanasqayku nanasqaniku	nanasqankichik	nanasqanku
	future	nanasaq	nananki	nananqa	nanasunchik	nanasaqku	nanankichik	nananqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative	—	nanay	nanachun	nanasun2 nanasunchik	—	nanaychik	nanachunku
	negative	—	ama nanaychu	ama nanachunchu	ama nanasunchu ama nanasunchikchu	—	ama nanaychikchu	ama nanachunkuchu

¹ The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
² The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

See also

• nanachiy

Ratagnon

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Noun

nanay

1. mother

Synonyms

• inang

Sambali

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Noun

nanay

1. mother

Tagalog

Etymology

From nana +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix), where the root is from Philippine Spanish. See also nanang, tatay, tatang, ina, inay, nay, inang, ama, amang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈnanaj/ [ˈn̪aː.n̪aɪ̯], (now uncommon) /naˈnaj/ [n̪ɐˈn̪aɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -anaj, (now uncommon) -aj
• Syllabification: na‧nay

Noun

nanay or nanáy (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔)

1. mother

   Synonyms: ina, inang, mama

   Coordinate term: tatay

2. (informal) term of address for a mother: mom; mum; mommy; mummy; momma; Ma; maw

   Synonyms: inay, nay, ma, mama, ina, inang, nanang

   Coordinate term: tatay

3. (regional) grandmother

   Synonym: lola

   Coordinate term: mamay

Derived terms

• magnanay
• nanay-nanayan
• pagnananay

Further reading

• “nanay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Serrano Laktaw, Pedro (1914), Diccionario tagálog-hispano (overall work in Tagalog and Spanish), Intramuros, Manila: Ateneo de Manila., page 854

Anagrams

• -nayan

Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish nana (“mommy”) +‎ -ay (“female diminutive suffix”).

Noun

nanay

1. mother; mom; mommy