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nani

“nani” is a Romanian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

interjection

  1. sound used to lull babies to sleep, in a lullaby

noun

  1. sleep

In Romanian

  1. (adesea repetat; mai ales în cântece de leagăn) cuvânt cu care se îndeamnă copiii la somn.

Etymology

Probably an expressive or onomatopoetic creation, imitative of infantile sounds. Compare Greek νανι (nani), Bulgarian нани (nani), Italian ninnananna, Spanish nana, etc.

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