नानो

Doteli

Alternative forms

• नानु (nānu)

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀮𑀡𑁆𑀳 (laṇha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), 𑀲𑀡𑁆𑀳 (saṇha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit श्लक्ष्णक (ślakṣṇaka).

Cognates

Cognate with Nepali सानो (sāno), Gujarati નાનું (nānũ), Hindustani نَنھا / नन्हा (nanhā), Marathi लहान (lahān), Konkani ल्हान (lhān), लान (lān), Sindhi سَنهو.

Adjective

नानो (nāno)

1. small, little

References

• Chataut, Prabhas (2001) “नानु / नानो”, in डोट्याली बृहत् शब्दकोश [ḍoṭyālī br̥hat śabdakoś, Comprehensive Doteli Dictionary], Kathmandu: Belu-Vishva Smriti Pratishthan, →ISBN, page 447, column 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ślakṣṇá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 738