aanu

See also: aanü, 'ā'anu, and ånu

Hopi

Etymology

Compare Tübatulabal ʔa·nɨnt.

Noun

aanu (plural aaʼant)

1. ant

Derived terms

Derived terms

• ànki
• annga
• Anuʼovi
• anùwya
• palaʼanu
• sikyaʼanu
• sisiwʼanu
• tokoʼanu

References

• Albert, Roy, Shaul, David Leedom (1985) A Concise Hopi and English Lexicon, John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 13
• Hopi Dictionary Project, The (1998) Hopi Dictionary: Hopìikwa Lavàytutuveni: A Hopi Dictionary of the Third Mesa Dialect with an English-Hopi Finder List and a Sketch of Hopi Grammar, Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, page 6

Kanakanabu

Alternative forms

• anu

Noun

aanu

1. bee
2. honey

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àínọ́n (Ondo)
• ẹ̀nị́nụ́ (Ekiti)

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àá.nṹ/

Noun

àánú

1. mercy, compassion, pity

   Synonym: aájò

2. regret

   Synonym: àbámọ̀

Derived terms

• aláàánú (“merciful one”)
• ṣàánú (“to have mercy”)
• Àánú (“A Yoruba name”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àá.nṹ/

Noun

àánú

1. the vine plant Vitex thyrsiflora

   Synonyms: awayanrìn, aláánú