نانو

Sindhi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀡𑀡𑁆𑀡 (ṇaṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from older *नान्न (nānna), from onomatopoeic nursery words.

Noun

نانْو • (nānom (Devanagari नानो, Khudawadi 𑋑𑋠𑋑𑋧)

  1. maternal grandfather

Further reading

  • Parmanand, Mewaram (1910), “نانو”, in Sindhi-English Dictionary, Hyderabad, Sindh: The Sind Juvenile Co-operative Society, page 585
  • Sindhi Language Authority (2025), “نانو”, in Online Sindhi Dictionaries[1]