なんだ

Japanese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [nã̠nda̠]

Phrase

なんだ • (nanda) ^{←なんだ (nanda)^?}

(more informal) alternative form of なのだ (na no da)
- 1928, Motojirō Kajii, Sakura no ki no shita ni wa [Under the cherry trees]‎^[1], Modern kanji and kana edition:
  
  桜(さくら)の樹(き)の下(した)には屍(し)体(たい)が埋(う)まっている！これは信(しん)じていいことなんだよ。
  Sakura no ki no shita ni wa shitai ga umatte iru! Kore wa shinjite ii koto nanda yo.
  There are dead bodies buried under the cherry trees! This is something you should believe.

Etymology 2

Alternative spelling
何だ

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) なんだ [náꜜǹdà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [nã̠nda̠]

Interjection

なんだ • (nanda) ^{←なんだ (nanda)^?}

used to express reproach or dismissal
なんだつまらんな。 ― Nanda tsumaran na. ― Ugh, this is boring.
used to express relief
なんだ、ただの猫(ねこ)か。 ― Nanda, tada no neko ka. ― Oh, it's just a cat.

Etymology 3

For pronunciation and definitions of なんだ – see the following entries.

【涙】S	[noun] tear, teardrop

【南蛇】	[noun] Oriental rat snake, Ptyas mucosa Alternative spelling ナンダ

(This term, なんだ (nanda), is the hiragana spelling of the above terms.)
For a list of all kanji read as なんだ, see Category:Japanese kanji read as なんだ.

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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