نانه

Malay

Noun

نانه (plural نانه-نانه or نانه٢)

  1. Jawi spelling of nanah.‎‎

Ottoman Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic نَعْنَاع (naʕnāʕ, “mint”), a word of Hurrian origin.

Noun

نانه • (nane) (definite accusative نانه‌یی (naneyi), plural نانه‌لر (naneler))

  1. mint, any plant in the genus Mentha, typically aromatic with square stems

Derived terms

  • قره نانه (kara nane, “peppermint”)
  • لیمون نانه‌سی (limon nanesi, “lemon balm”)
  • نانه روحی (nane ruhu, “mint spirit”)
  • نانه شكری (nane şekeri, “peppermint”)
  • نانه‌منله (nanemenla, nanemonla, “stupid, young fop”)
  • یابان نانه‌سی (yaban nanesi, “horsemint, wild mint”)

Descendants

  • Turkish: nane
  • → Albanian: nenë
  • → Armenian: նանէ (nanē) — Constantinople
  • → Serbo-Croatian: nána / на́на
  • → Macedonian: нана (nana)

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