Saini
See also: saini
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Punjabi ਸੈਣੀ (saiṇī).
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saini is the 8828th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3711 individuals. Saini is most common among White (91.89%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saini”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Finnish
Etymology
A coinage that does not seem to have a meaning; possibly inspired by Saimi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯ni/, [ˈs̠ɑi̯ni]
- Rhymes: -ɑini
- Syllabification(key): Sai‧ni
Declension
| Inflection of Saini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Saini | Sainit | |
| genitive | Sainin | Sainien | |
| partitive | Sainia | Saineja | |
| illative | Sainiin | Saineihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Saini | Sainit | |
| accusative | nom. | Saini | Sainit |
| gen. | Sainin | ||
| genitive | Sainin | Sainien | |
| partitive | Sainia | Saineja | |
| inessive | Sainissa | Saineissa | |
| elative | Sainista | Saineista | |
| illative | Sainiin | Saineihin | |
| adessive | Sainilla | Saineilla | |
| ablative | Sainilta | Saineilta | |
| allative | Sainille | Saineille | |
| essive | Sainina | Saineina | |
| translative | Sainiksi | Saineiksi | |
| instructive | — | Sainein | |
| abessive | Sainitta | Saineitta | |
| comitative | — | Saineineen | |
| Possessive forms of Saini (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Sainini | Sainimme |
| 2nd person | Sainisi | Saininne |
| 3rd person | Saininsa | |
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