# nene
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian nēnē, which is imitative of the bird’s call.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈneɪneɪ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈneɪˌneɪ/
* Rhymes: -eɪneɪ
* Hyphenation: ne‧ne

### Noun

nene (plural nenes or nene)
* The Hawaiian goose, Branta sandvicensis, which was designated the state bird of Hawaii in 1957.
** 1980, Janet Kear, A. J. Berger, “The Hawaiian Goose or Nene”, in The Hawaiian Goose: An Experiment in Conservation, Calton, Staffordshire: T. & A. D. Poyser, →ISBN; reprinted London: T. & A. D. Poyser, 2010, →ISBN, page 42:Ohelo Vaccinium reticulatum (and V. peleanum) and kukaenene Coprosma ernodeoides […] are the most important berries in the Nenes’ diet, and it is probably from such juicy fruit that much of their water intake comes.
** 1991, Susan Scott, Plants and Animals of Hawai‘i, Honolulu, Hi.: Bess Press, →ISBN, page 123:Today, both wild and domestic dogs are a serious threat to Hawai‘i's native wildlife. The dogs prey on both seabirds and open country birds, especially the Hawaiian goose, nēnē. However, feral dogs aren't all bad, because one of their favorite foods is rats.
** 1993, Marion Coste, Nēnē (Kolowalu Book), Honolulu, Hi.: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 20:Scientists think the nēnē descended from Canada geese that landed on Hawai‘i long before humans arrived. As they survived on the isolated islands for generation after generation, the geese gradually changed, becoming a new species. Today's nēnē, unlike its water-loving ancestor, is a land bird.
** 2004, Richard [Alan] Fortey, The Earth: An Intimate History, London: HarperCollins, →ISBN; republished London: Folio Society, 2011, →OCLC, page 37:The nene is a handsome bird that almost became extinct in the wild but was reintroduced successfully from ones bred in captivity.
** 2011, Sara Benson, “Haleakala National Park”, in Maui: Must-do Hikes for Everyone (Top Trails), Birmingham, Ala.: Wilderness Press, →ISBN, page 197:Among the iconic flora and fauna found here are […] the endangered nene (Hawaiian goose). After almost going extinct, nene were reintroduced into the national park in 1962 when Boy Scouts carried geese that had been raised in captivity down into Haleakala volcano in their backpacks.

#### Alternative forms

* nēnē

#### Synonyms

* Hawaiian goose
* nēnē goose

#### Translations
### Further reading

* nene (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* en- -en, neen

## Abau
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /nɛnɛ/

### Noun

nene
* eye

## Baré
### Noun

nene
* tongue
    nunene — my tongue
    nenehei — a tongue (any tongue in general)

### References

* Alexandra Y[urievna] Aikhenvald (2012) The Languages of the Amazon, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

## Chuj
### Noun

nene
* baby

### References

* Jessica Coon, Unergatives, antipassives, and roots in Chuj (2016), p. 24

## Crimean Tatar
### Noun

nene
* grandmother

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈne.ne/, [ˈnɛ.nɛ]

### Verb

nene
* to stir

#### Derived terms

* manene

#### References

* Elbert, Samuel H., Pukui, Mary Kawena (1979) Hawaiian Grammar, Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 70

## Kongo
### Adjective

nene
* big , large
* fat

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From French nez.

### Noun

nene
* nose

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Romanian
### Alternative forms

* nea

### Etymology

Cf. Bulgarian неня (nenja), Serbo-Croatian nena.

### Noun

nene m (uncountable)
* (popular, familiar) Term used by children or young people to address an older man, especially an uncle.
* (familiar) Term to address someone used in general to express disapproval, or surprise, sometimes satisfaction, etc.

#### Synonyms

* neică, bade

#### See also

* unchi

## Spanish
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic; compare niño (“boy”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnene/ [ˈne.ne]
* Rhymes: -ene
* Syllabification: ne‧ne

### Noun

nene m or f (plural nenes, feminine nena, feminine plural nenas) (colloquial)
* young child; kid; baby
    Coordinate term: niño
* (familiar) babe; baby; kiddo (term of endearment for usually a male, female equivalent: nena)

#### Hyponyms

* (colloquial) nene de mamá (“mama's boy, momma's boy”)

#### See also

* nené

### Further reading

* “nene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swahili
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?].

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Adjective

-nene (declinable)
* fat

#### Usage notes

Only used of people; for animals, use -nono.

#### Antonyms

* -embamba

#### Derived terms

* unene (“thickness, obesity”)

## Tagalog
### Alternative forms

* nini

### Etymology

Possibly a native word or borrowed from Spanish nene (“young child; kid; kiddo; baby; babe”). See also Japanese ねんね (nenne, “childish person (esp. a young woman); baby”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈneneʔ/ [ˈn̪ɛː.n̪ɛʔ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eneʔ
* Syllabification: ne‧ne

### Noun

nenè (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜒ)
* (endearing) appellation for a little girl
    Synonym: ineng
* younger sister

#### Derived terms

* neneng

#### See also

* ine
* ineng
* Nena
* Nene
* siyobe

### Further reading

* “nene”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Toraja-Sa'dan
### Alternative forms

* nene', nene’

### Etymology

From Sinitic 奶奶 (ne³ne³, “grandmother”).

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ne‧ne

### Noun

nene
* grandmother (both paternal and maternal)

## Turkish
### Noun

nene (definite accusative neneyi, plural neneler)
* (colloquial) grandmother

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
nene
neneler
definite accusative
neneyi
neneleri
dative
neneye
nenelere
locative
nenede
nenelerde
ablative
neneden
nenelerden
genitive
nenenin
nenelerin
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
nenem
nenelerim
2nd singular
nenen
nenelerin
3rd singular
nenesi
neneleri
1st plural
nenemiz
nenelerimiz
2nd plural
neneniz
neneleriniz
3rd plural
neneleri
neneleri
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
nenemi
nenelerimi
2nd singular
neneni
nenelerini
3rd singular
nenesini
nenelerini
1st plural
nenemizi
nenelerimizi
2nd plural
nenenizi
nenelerinizi
3rd plural
nenelerini
nenelerini
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
neneme
nenelerime
2nd singular
nenene
nenelerine
3rd singular
nenesine
nenelerine
1st plural
nenemize
nenelerimize
2nd plural
nenenize
nenelerinize
3rd plural
nenelerine
nenelerine
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
nenemde
nenelerimde
2nd singular
nenende
nenelerinde
3rd singular
nenesinde
nenelerinde
1st plural
nenemizde
nenelerimizde
2nd plural
nenenizde
nenelerinizde
3rd plural
nenelerinde
nenelerinde
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
nenemden
nenelerimden
2nd singular
nenenden
nenelerinden
3rd singular
nenesinden
nenelerinden
1st plural
nenemizden
nenelerimizden
2nd plural
nenenizden
nenelerinizden
3rd plural
nenelerinden
nenelerinden
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
nenemin
nenelerimin
2nd singular
nenenin
nenelerinin
3rd singular
nenesinin
nenelerinin
1st plural
nenemizin
nenelerimizin
2nd plural
nenenizin
nenelerinizin
3rd plural
nenelerinin
nenelerinin
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
neneyim
nenelerim
2nd singular
nenesin
nenelersin
3rd singular
nene nenedir
neneler nenelerdir
1st plural
neneyiz
neneleriz
2nd plural
nenesiniz
nenelersiniz
3rd plural
neneler
nenelerdir :

#### Synonyms

* nine