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nanu

Mutter

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Distribution

Senses

1. nanä-

Mutter

2. nañ

nañ ind. N. of the negat. particle na, negation, Pāṇ. ii, 1, 60 ; Vām. v, 2, 13 &c.

3. نَنُ

nanu ind. ( 2. na + nu) not, not at all, never, RV. ; AV. ; ( interr. ) not? is it not? = nonne, AV. ; ŚBr. &c. &c. (hence often =) certainly, surely, indeed, no doubt ( esp. in questions amounting to an affirmation, e.g. nanvahaṃtepriyaḥ, am I not your friend i.e. certainly I am your fr˚ , …

4. نَنُ

a vocat. particle implying kindness or reproach or perplexity &c., L.

5. nānū

nānū m. N. of a man, Cat.

Attestations

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Deep etymology

Authority pointers, pending review

These are the etymology authorities that treat this word, with their exact locators. They are bibliographic pointers, not a published word history: no root, reconstruction, derivation, cognate, or origin is asserted here.

  • Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Worterbuch des Altindoarischen (EWAia) vol. 3, scan p. 672; entry #8758 Review: Under source audit

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