anan

See also: Anan, anaŋ, aŋan, and àn'àn

English

Etymology

Variant form of anon (“in a moment; presently”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /əˈnæn/

Interjection

anan

  1. (obsolete) Expressing confusion or dismay.
    • 1751, [Tobias] Smollett, chapter 93, in The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume III, London: Harrison and Co., […], published 1781, OCLC 316121541:
      This reply converted the looks of the inquirer into a stare of infinite stolidity, accompanied with the word, Anan! which he pronounced in a tone of fear and astonishment.
    • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia:
      “Anan!” cried Briggs, recovering his temper from the perplexity of his understanding, at a discourse to which his ears were wholly unaccustomed, “what d'ye say?”

Anagrams

Azerbaijani

Noun

anan

  1. second-person singular possessive of ana

Ida'an

Noun

anan

  1. place

References
  • Nelleke Elisabeth Goudswaard, The Begak (Ida'an) language of Sabah (2005)

Swedish

Noun

anan

  1. definite singular of ana.

Anagrams

Turkish

Noun

anan

  1. second-person singular possessive of ana
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