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nanay

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Asi

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Noun

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nanay

  1. mother

Bikol Central

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Noun

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nanay (masculine tatay)

  1. one's own mother or mother-in-law
  2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older woman
    Synonyms: mamay, ina, mama

Capiznon

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Noun

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nanay

  1. mother

Cebuano

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: na‧nay

Noun

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nanay

  1. a mother
    Synonyms: ina, inahan, mama
  2. an affectionate or honorific term for an older woman

Quechua

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Noun

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nanay

  1. pain, ache
  2. disease, illness

Declension

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Verb

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nanay

  1. to hurt, ache

Conjugation

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See also

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Ratagnon

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Noun

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nanay

  1. mother

Synonyms

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Sambali

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Noun

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nanay

  1. mother

Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

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nanay (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜈᜌ᜔)

  1. mother
    Synonyms: ina, inang, inay, nay, nanang
  2. Term of address to one's mother
  3. (Batangas) grandmother
    Synonym: lola
    Coordinate term: mamay

Further reading

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  • nanay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

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Waray-Waray

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish nana (mommy) +‎ -ay (female diminutive suffix).

Noun

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nanay

  1. mother; mom; mommy