nene

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪneɪ/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪˌneɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪneɪ
• Hyphenation: ne‧ne

nene (plural nenes or nene)

1. 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.

• nēnē

• Hawaiian goose
• nēnē goose

• nene (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

• en- -en, neen

• IPA^(key): /nɛnɛ/

nene

1. eye

nene

1. tongue

   nunene — my tongue

   nenehei — a tongue (any tongue in general)

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

nene

1. baby

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

nene

1. grandmother

• IPA^(key): /ˈne.ne/, [ˈnɛ.nɛ]

nene

1. to stir

• manene

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

nene

1. big , large
2. fat

From French nez.

nene

1. nose

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

• nea

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

nene m (uncountable)

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

• neică, bade

• unchi

Onomatopoeic; compare niño (“boy”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈnene/ [ˈne.ne]
• Rhymes: -ene
• Syllabification: ne‧ne

nene m or f (plural nenes, feminine nena, feminine plural nenas) (colloquial)

1. young child; kid; baby

   Coordinate term: niño

2. (familiar) babe; baby; kiddo (term of endearment for usually a male, female equivalent: nena)

• “nene”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

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-nene (declinable)

1. fat

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

• -embamba

• unene (“thickness, obesity”)

• nini

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”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈneneʔ/ [ˈn̪ɛː.n̪ɛʔ]

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• Rhymes: -eneʔ
• Syllabification: ne‧ne

nenè (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜈᜒ)

1. (endearing) appellation for a little girl

   Synonym: ineng

2. younger sister

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

nene (definite accusative neneyi, plural neneler)

1. (colloquial) grandmother

Inflection
Nominative	nene
Definite accusative	neneyi
	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

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