naan

See also: nån, na'an, ñaꞌan, and nään

English

Naan

Alternative forms

• nan

Etymology

From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /nɑːn/, /næn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /nɑn/

Noun

naan (plural naans)

1. A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

Derived terms

• Peshwari naan
• pizza naan

 

Translations

flat bread

• Arabic: نَان (ar) m (nān)
• Bengali: নান (bn) (nan)
• Burmese: နံပြား (my) (nampra:)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 饢 / 馕 (nong⁴)

  Dungan: нон (non)

  Mandarin: 饢 / 馕 (zh) (náng)

• Finnish: naan-leipä, naanleipä, naan (fi)
• Gujarati: નાન (nān)
• Hindi: नान (hi) f (nān)
• Japanese: ナン (ja) (nan), ナーン (nān)
• Kannada: ನಾನ್ (kn) (nān)
• Korean: 난 (ko) (nan)
• Malay: roti tempayan, roti nan
• Malayalam: നാൻ (nāṉ)
• Marathi: नान m (nān)
• Odia: ନାନ (or) (nāna)
• Pashto: نان (nān)
• Persian: نان (fa) (nân)
• Portuguese: naan (pt) m
• Punjabi: ਨਾਨ m (nān)
• Russian: наа́н (ru) m (naán), нан (ru) m (nan), нон (ru) m (non)
• Sindhi: نان m (nānu)
• Swedish: naanbröd (sv) n
• Tajik: нон (tg) (non)
• Tamil: நான் (ta) (nāṉ)
• Telugu: నాన్ (te) (nān)
• Thai: นาน (th) (naan)
• Urdu: نان f (nān)
• Uyghur: نان (ug) (nan)
• Uzbek: non (uz), naan

Anagrams

• A.A.N.N., Anna, Nana, anan, anna, na-na, nana

Finnish

Etymology

From Hindi नान (nān), Urdu نان (nān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːn/, [ˈnɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑːn
• Hyphenation^(key): naan

Noun

naan

1. naan (bread)

Usage notes

More often used with leipä as naan-leipä.

Declension

Inflection of naan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		naan	naanit
genitive		naanin	naanien
partitive		naania	naaneja
illative		naaniin	naaneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		naan	naanit
accusative	nom.	naan	naanit
	gen.	naanin
genitive		naanin	naanien
partitive		naania	naaneja
inessive		naanissa	naaneissa
elative		naanista	naaneista
illative		naaniin	naaneihin
adessive		naanilla	naaneilla
ablative		naanilta	naaneilta
allative		naanille	naaneille
essive		naanina	naaneina
translative		naaniksi	naaneiksi
abessive		naanitta	naaneitta
instructive		—	naanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of naan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naanini naanini accusative nom. naanini naanini gen. naanini genitive naanini naanieni partitive naaniani naanejani inessive naanissani naaneissani elative naanistani naaneistani illative naaniini naaneihini adessive naanillani naaneillani ablative naaniltani naaneiltani allative naanilleni naaneilleni essive naaninani naaneinani translative naanikseni naaneikseni abessive naanittani naaneittani instructive — — comitative — naaneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative naanisi naanisi accusative nom. naanisi naanisi gen. naanisi genitive naanisi naaniesi partitive naaniasi naanejasi inessive naanissasi naaneissasi elative naanistasi naaneistasi illative naaniisi naaneihisi adessive naanillasi naaneillasi ablative naaniltasi naaneiltasi allative naanillesi naaneillesi essive naaninasi naaneinasi translative naaniksesi naaneiksesi abessive naanittasi naaneittasi instructive — — comitative — naaneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naanimme naanimme accusative nom. naanimme naanimme gen. naanimme genitive naanimme naaniemme partitive naaniamme naanejamme inessive naanissamme naaneissamme elative naanistamme naaneistamme illative naaniimme naaneihimme adessive naanillamme naaneillamme ablative naaniltamme naaneiltamme allative naanillemme naaneillemme essive naaninamme naaneinamme translative naaniksemme naaneiksemme abessive naanittamme naaneittamme instructive — — comitative — naaneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative naaninne naaninne accusative nom. naaninne naaninne gen. naaninne genitive naaninne naanienne partitive naanianne naanejanne inessive naanissanne naaneissanne elative naanistanne naaneistanne illative naaniinne naaneihinne adessive naanillanne naaneillanne ablative naaniltanne naaneiltanne allative naanillenne naaneillenne essive naaninanne naaneinanne translative naaniksenne naaneiksenne abessive naanittanne naaneittanne instructive — — comitative — naaneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative naaninsa naaninsa accusative nom. naaninsa naaninsa gen. naaninsa genitive naaninsa naaniensa partitive naaniaan naaniansa naanejaan naanejansa inessive naanissaan naanissansa naaneissaan naaneissansa elative naanistaan naanistansa naaneistaan naaneistansa illative naaniinsa naaneihinsa adessive naanillaan naanillansa naaneillaan naaneillansa ablative naaniltaan naaniltansa naaneiltaan naaneiltansa allative naanilleen naanillensa naaneilleen naaneillensa essive naaninaan naaninansa naaneinaan naaneinansa translative naanikseen naaniksensa naaneikseen naaneiksensa abessive naanittaan naanittansa naaneittaan naaneittansa instructive — — comitative — naaneineen naaneinensa

Anagrams

• Anna, Nana, anna

Marshallese

Alternative forms

1. nan

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key): [nʲɑːnʲ], (enunciated) [nʲɑɑnʲ]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /nʲæɰænʲ/
• Bender phonemes: {nahan}

Noun

naan

1. word

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary

Portuguese

Noun

naan m (uncountable)

1. naan (Asian type of flat bread)

Saterland Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian nān. Compare English none.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naːn/

Determiner

naan (feminine neen, neuter neen, plural neen)

1. no, none

Derived terms

• goarnaan

References

• Marron C. Fort (2015) “naan”, in Saterfriesisches Wörterbuch mit einer phonologischen und grammatischen Übersicht, Buske, →ISBN

Wolof

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

naan

1. to drink

Conjugation

Conjugation of naan

	Present	Imperfect	Pluperfect	Future
1st s.	damay naan	dama doon naan	naanoon naa	dinaa naan
2nd s.	dangay naan	danga doon naan	naanoon nga	dinga naan
3rd s.	dafay naan	dafa doon naan	naanoon na	dina naan
1st p.	dañuy naan	dañu doon naan	naanoon nañu	dinañu naan
2nd p.	dangeen naan	dangeen doon naan	naanoon ngeen	dingeen naan
3rd p.	deñuy naan	deñu doon naan	naanoon nañu	dinañu naan
Imperative
singular	naanal!
plural	naanleen!

Related terms

• mar