🌏 Region(s): Ryukyu (Okinawa)
んな【皆】 : nna | define meaning
nna
Pronunciation: [n̩na]
Definition
Noun
- Everyone; everybody; all
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese みな【皆】 mina "everyone, everybody" and its variant みんな minna.
Historical Ryukyuan attestations
- Vocabulary of the language spoken at the Great Loo-Choo Island, in the Japan Sea (1818), by Herbert John Clifford, records "All (every one). Eénea, or I'gnea (Italian gn *.)" and "All drink, every one drinks. I'gnea noódung".
Notes
See also: ぐすーよー【御総様】 gusuuyoo "everyone, everybody".
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 皆 |
| Kana | んな |
| Romanization | nna |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [n̩na] |
意味：みな・みんな【皆】
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Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, November 22). んな【皆】 : nna | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/282/nna/.