aanu

See also: aanü, 'ā'anu, and ånu

Hopi

Etymology

Compare Tübatulabal ʔa·nɨnt.

Noun

aanu (plural aaʼant)

  1. ant

Derived terms

  • annga (English)
  • Anuʼovi (English)
  • anùwya (English)
  • palaʼanu (English)
  • sikyaʼanu (English)
  • sisiwʼanu (English)
  • tokoʼanu (English)
  • ànki (English)

References

Kanakanabu

Alternative forms

Noun

aanu

  1. bee
  2. honey

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Likely from Contraction of ànínú, ultimately from à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ nínú (partial reduplication of )

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àá.nṹ/

Noun

àánú

  1. mercy, compassion, pity
    Synonym: aájò
  2. regret
    Synonym: àbámọ̀
Synonyms
Yoruba varieties and languages: àánú (mercy)
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Language familyVariety groupVariety/languageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYSoutheast YorubaÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀búÌjẹ̀bú Òdeàínú
Rẹ́mọẸ̀pẹ́àínú
Ìkòròdúàínú
Ṣágámùàínú
OǹdóOǹdóàínọ́n
ÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹànínọ́
OlùkùmiUgbódùenínọ́
Proto-YorubaCentral YorubaÈkìtìÈkìtìÀdó Èkìtìẹ̀nị́nụ́
Àkúrẹ́Àkúrẹ́ẹ̀nị́nụ́
Mọ̀bàỌ̀tùn Èkìtìẹ̀nị́nụ́
Northwest YorubaÀwórìÈbúté Mẹ́tààánú
ÈkóÈkóàánú
ÌbàdànÌbàdànàánú
ÌlọrinÌlọrinàánú
Ọ̀yọ́Ọ̀yọ́àánú
Standard YorùbáNàìjíríààánú
Bɛ̀nɛ̀àánú
Northeast Yoruba/OkunÌyàgbàÌsánlú Ìtẹ̀dóàánú
OwéKabbaàánú
Ede languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréànyínɔ́
Atakpamɛànyínɔ́
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)ànyínɔ́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /àá.nṹ/

Noun

àánú

  1. the vine plant Vitex thyrsiflora
    Synonyms: awayanrìn, aláánú