"なんと" meaning in All languages combined

See なんと on Wiktionary

Adverb [Japanese]

Forms: nanto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|adverb}} なんと • (nanto)
  1. how; what; in what way
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-adv-q1qkfQR7
  2. Used to intensify an adjective. Carries connotations of surprise or being emotionally moved: what a…; how … it is
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-adv-il0AoGQ~
  3. surprisingly, to my surprise, you’ll be surprised
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-adv-rWCt55Gp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: なんて (nante) [emphatic, intensifier]

Interjection [Japanese]

Forms: nanto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|interjection}} なんと • (nanto)
  1. An interjection conveying surprise or being emotionally moved.
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-intj-n7pdvFme

Proper name [Japanese]

Forms: Nanto [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|proper}} なんと • (Nanto)
  1. 南都: alternate name for Heijōkyō, the capital of Japan during the Nara period. Nanto ("southern capital") is used in contrast with Hokuto ("Northern capital"), an alternate name for Heiankyō.
    Sense id: en-なんと-ja-name-Z1VLg1bG Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 1 14 24 16 45 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 1 14 24 14 47 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 1 14 24 14 47

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for なんと meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

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            [
              "注",
              "ちゅう"
            ],
            [
              "文",
              "もん"
            ],
            [
              "売",
              "う"
            ],
            [
              "切",
              "き"
            ]
          ],
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