anaya

Old Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque anaia.

Noun

anaya

  1. (colloquial, familiar, endearing) brother
    Synonym: ermano
    Mio anaya senior Enneco.
    My brother mister Enneco.

References

  • David Peterson. (2021) The Castilian Origins of the Epithet Mio Cid. Bulletin of Hispanic Studies 98, pp. 213-229

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- +‎ naya (method)

Noun

anaya m

  1. misfortune, distress

Declension

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “anaya”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Turkish

Noun

anaya

  1. dative singular of ana