ñaña
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲaɲa/, [ˈɲa.ɲa]
- Rhymes: -aɲa
- Hyphenation: ña‧ña
Chayuco Mixtec
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Derived terms
- ñaña iñu
- ñaña ndutya
References
- Pensinger, Brenda J. (1974) Diccionario mixteco-español, español-mixteco (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 18) (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Educación Extraescolar en el Medio Indígena, page 97
Quechua
Declension
declension of ñaña
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñaña | ñañakuna |
accusative | ñañata | ñañakunata |
dative | ñañaman | ñañakunaman |
genitive | ñañap | ñañakunap |
locative | ñañapi | ñañakunapi |
terminative | ñañakama | ñañakunakama |
ablative | ñañamanta | ñañakunamanta |
instrumental | ñañawan | ñañakunawan |
comitative | ñañantin | ñañakunantin |
abessive | ñañannaq | ñañakunannaq |
comparative | ñañahina | ñañakunahina |
causative | ñañarayku | ñañakunarayku |
benefactive | ñañapaq | ñañakunapaq |
associative | ñañapura | ñañakunapura |
distributive | ñañanka | ñañakunanka |
exclusive | ñañalla | ñañakunalla |
possessive forms of ñaña
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañay | ñañaykuna |
accusative | ñañayta | ñañaykunata |
dative | ñañayman | ñañaykunaman |
genitive | ñañaypa | ñañaykunap |
locative | ñañaypi | ñañaykunapi |
terminative | ñañaykama | ñañaykunakama |
ablative | ñañaymanta | ñañaykunamanta |
instrumental | ñañaywan | ñañaykunawan |
comitative | ñañaynintin | ñañaykunantin |
abessive | ñañayninnaq | ñañaykunannaq |
comparative | ñañayhina | ñañaykunahina |
causative | ñañayrayku | ñañaykunarayku |
benefactive | ñañaypaq | ñañaykunapaq |
associative | ñañaypura | ñañaykunapura |
distributive | ñañayninka | ñañaykunanka |
exclusive | ñañaylla | ñañaykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañayki | ñañaykikuna |
accusative | ñañaykita | ñañaykikunata |
dative | ñañaykiman | ñañaykikunaman |
genitive | ñañaykipa | ñañaykikunap |
locative | ñañaykipi | ñañaykikunapi |
terminative | ñañaykikama | ñañaykikunakama |
ablative | ñañaykimanta | ñañaykikunamanta |
instrumental | ñañaykiwan | ñañaykikunawan |
comitative | ñañaykintin | ñañaykikunantin |
abessive | ñañaykinnaq | ñañaykikunannaq |
comparative | ñañaykihina | ñañaykikunahina |
causative | ñañaykirayku | ñañaykikunarayku |
benefactive | ñañaykipaq | ñañaykikunapaq |
associative | ñañaykipura | ñañaykikunapura |
distributive | ñañaykinka | ñañaykikunanka |
exclusive | ñañaykilla | ñañaykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañan | ñañankuna |
accusative | ñañanta | ñañankunata |
dative | ñañanman | ñañankunaman |
genitive | ñañanpa | ñañankunap |
locative | ñañanpi | ñañankunapi |
terminative | ñañankama | ñañankunakama |
ablative | ñañanmanta | ñañankunamanta |
instrumental | ñañanwan | ñañankunawan |
comitative | ñañanintin | ñañankunantin |
abessive | ñañanninnaq | ñañankunannaq |
comparative | ñañanhina | ñañankunahina |
causative | ñañanrayku | ñañankunarayku |
benefactive | ñañanpaq | ñañankunapaq |
associative | ñañanpura | ñañankunapura |
distributive | ñañaninka | ñañankunanka |
exclusive | ñañanlla | ñañankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañanchik | ñañanchikkuna |
accusative | ñañanchikta | ñañanchikkunata |
dative | ñañanchikman | ñañanchikkunaman |
genitive | ñañanchikpa | ñañanchikkunap |
locative | ñañanchikpi | ñañanchikkunapi |
terminative | ñañanchikkama | ñañanchikkunakama |
ablative | ñañanchikmanta | ñañanchikkunamanta |
instrumental | ñañanchikwan | ñañanchikkunawan |
comitative | ñañanchiknintin | ñañanchikkunantin |
abessive | ñañanchikninnaq | ñañanchikkunannaq |
comparative | ñañanchikhina | ñañanchikkunahina |
causative | ñañanchikrayku | ñañanchikkunarayku |
benefactive | ñañanchikpaq | ñañanchikkunapaq |
associative | ñañanchikpura | ñañanchikkunapura |
distributive | ñañanchikninka | ñañanchikkunanka |
exclusive | ñañanchiklla | ñañanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañayku | ñañaykukuna |
accusative | ñañaykuta | ñañaykukunata |
dative | ñañaykuman | ñañaykukunaman |
genitive | ñañaykupa | ñañaykukunap |
locative | ñañaykupi | ñañaykukunapi |
terminative | ñañaykukama | ñañaykukunakama |
ablative | ñañaykumanta | ñañaykukunamanta |
instrumental | ñañaykuwan | ñañaykukunawan |
comitative | ñañaykuntin | ñañaykukunantin |
abessive | ñañaykunnaq | ñañaykukunannaq |
comparative | ñañaykuhina | ñañaykukunahina |
causative | ñañaykurayku | ñañaykukunarayku |
benefactive | ñañaykupaq | ñañaykukunapaq |
associative | ñañaykupura | ñañaykukunapura |
distributive | ñañaykunka | ñañaykukunanka |
exclusive | ñañaykulla | ñañaykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañaykichik | ñañaykichikkuna |
accusative | ñañaykichikta | ñañaykichikkunata |
dative | ñañaykichikman | ñañaykichikkunaman |
genitive | ñañaykichikpa | ñañaykichikkunap |
locative | ñañaykichikpi | ñañaykichikkunapi |
terminative | ñañaykichikkama | ñañaykichikkunakama |
ablative | ñañaykichikmanta | ñañaykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | ñañaykichikwan | ñañaykichikkunawan |
comitative | ñañaykichiknintin | ñañaykichikkunantin |
abessive | ñañaykichikninnaq | ñañaykichikkunannaq |
comparative | ñañaykichikhina | ñañaykichikkunahina |
causative | ñañaykichikrayku | ñañaykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | ñañaykichikpaq | ñañaykichikkunapaq |
associative | ñañaykichikpura | ñañaykichikkunapura |
distributive | ñañaykichikninka | ñañaykichikkunanka |
exclusive | ñañaykichiklla | ñañaykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | ñañanku | ñañankukuna |
accusative | ñañankuta | ñañankukunata |
dative | ñañankuman | ñañankukunaman |
genitive | ñañankupa | ñañankukunap |
locative | ñañankupi | ñañankukunapi |
terminative | ñañankukama | ñañankukunakama |
ablative | ñañankumanta | ñañankukunamanta |
instrumental | ñañankuwan | ñañankukunawan |
comitative | ñañankuntin | ñañankukunantin |
abessive | ñañankunnaq | ñañankukunannaq |
comparative | ñañankuhina | ñañankukunahina |
causative | ñañankurayku | ñañankukunarayku |
benefactive | ñañankupaq | ñañankukunapaq |
associative | ñañankupura | ñañankukunapura |
distributive | ñañankunka | ñañankukunanka |
exclusive | ñañankulla | ñañankukunalla |
Further reading
- “ñaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɲaɲa/ [ˈɲa.ɲa]
Audio (Peru): (file) - Rhymes: -aɲa
- Syllabification: ña‧ña
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Quechua ñaña. Most senses likely influenced by Spanish nana (“grandma, etc.”).
Noun
ñaña f (plural ñañas)
- (colloquial, Andes, Colombia, of a woman) sister, especially a liked one
- Ella no es mi prima, es mi ñaña.
- She's not my cousin, she's my sister.
- (colloquial, informal, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru) sister
- Oye, ñaña, acompáñame a la panadería para el desayuno.
- Hey, sis, come with me to the bakery for breakfast.
- (colloquial, Ecuador, Chile) older sister
- (colloquial, Ecuador) a female relative, such as a cousin or aunt, with whom one has a close affective relationship
- (Latin America, dated) nursemaid, wet nurse
- (Spain, rare, informal, dated) maternal grandmother
Etymology 2
Likely a babble word of separate origins.
Noun
ñaña f (countable and uncountable, plural ñañas)
Further reading
- “ñaña”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
- Edwin B. Williams (1968) The New College Spanish and English Dictionary, United States: Amsco School Publications
Teposcolula Mixtec
Etymology
Cognate with Chayuco Mixtec ñàñà (“bobcat”).
Derived terms
- ñaña ydzo
References
- Alvarado, Francisco de (1593) Vocabulario en lengua misteca (in Spanish), Mexico: En casa de Pedro Balli, page 115r: “Gato. ñaña,quete cau,miſto.”
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