naná

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nana"

Hungarian

Etymology

From na +‎ ná, both from Yiddish.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [nɒˈnaː] (exceptionally stressed on its last syllable)
  • Hyphenation: na‧ná
  • Rhymes: -naː

Interjection

naná!

  1. (colloquial) sure, sure thing, sure enough, for shizzle, you bet, deffo, definitely, certainly, of course, no question
    Synonyms: hogyne; mint a huzat, mint a sicc, mint a szél; de még mennyire; még jó, még szép; persze

References
  1. naná in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading
  • naná in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.