નાનું

Gujarati

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *(s)leg-der.?
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *slágžʰati
    Proto-Indo-European *-nós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *-nás
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *slagžʰnás
    Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण (ślakṣṇa)
    Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 (laṇha)
    Gujarati નાનું (nānũ)

    Inherited from Old Gujarati नान्हूं (nānhūṃ), from Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 (laṇha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit श्लक्ष्ण (ślakṣṇá, “soft, smooth”).

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    નાનું • (nānũ)

    1. small, little
    2. short
    3. young
    4. inferior

    Declension

    Declension of નાનું
    singular plural locative
    nominative oblique/vocative/
    instrumental
    masculine નાનો (nāno) નાના (nānā) નાના (nānā) નાને (nāne)
    neuter નાનું (nānũ) નાના (nānā) નાનાં (nānā̃) નાને (nāne)
    feminine નાની (nānī) નાની (nānī) નાની (nānī) —

    If the noun being modified is unmarked, then the locatives do not apply.

    Noun

    નાનું • (nānũ) m or f by sense

    1. (endearing) child, kiddo, little one
      નાનું, અહીં આવો ― nānũ, ahī̃ āvo ― Child, come here.

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