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なん

nan

Definition

Pronoun

  1. Second-person pronoun: "You", "Yourself"

Etymology

Cognate and likely derived from the Amami and Okinawan second-person pronoun なん nan. Likely related to the archaic Japanese pronouns なんじ【爾・汝】 nanji, なれ【汝】 nare, and な【己・汝】 na "you, thou".

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Kanaなん
Romanizationnan

意味:あなた【貴方】、おまえ【お前】

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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2023, July 30). なん : nan | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, February 11, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/1072/nan/.