kani
Ainu
Etymology
Contraction of kuani.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [káꜜnʲì]
See also
Ainu personal pronouns
| person | isolated form | affix form | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | objective | |||
| first | singular | kuani, kani (Saru) | ku=, k= (Saru, before vowels) | en= |
| exclusive plural | ciokay, coka (Saru), ciutari | ci=, =as | un= | |
| inclusive plural | anokay, aoka (Saru), anutari | a=, =an | i= | |
| second | singular | eani | e= | e= |
| plural | eciokay, ecioka (Saru), eciutari | eci= | eci= | |
| singular (polite) | anokay, aoka (Saru) | a=, =an | i= | |
| plural (polite) | anokay, aoka (Saru), anutari | a=, =an | i= | |
| third | singular | sinuma, anihi | ∅= | ∅= |
| plural | okay, oka (Saru) | ∅= | ∅= | |
| indefinite | singular | asinuma | a=, =an | i= |
| plural | anokay, aoka (Saru), anutari | a=, =an | i= | |
Ajië
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kani]
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Dibabawon Manobo
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *kani, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑni/, [ˈkɑni]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɑni
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ni
Etymology 1
Short form of kaniini (see it for more).
Declension
| Inflection of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| accusative | nom. | kani | kanit |
| gen. | kanin | ||
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| inessive | kanissa | kaneissa | |
| elative | kanista | kaneista | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| adessive | kanilla | kaneilla | |
| ablative | kanilta | kaneilta | |
| allative | kanille | kaneille | |
| essive | kanina | kaneina | |
| translative | kaniksi | kaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | kanein | |
| abessive | kanitta | kaneitta | |
| comitative | — | kaneineen | |
| Possessive forms of kani (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kanini | kanimme |
| 2nd person | kanisi | kaninne |
| 3rd person | kaninsa | |
Compounds
- citykani
- kanikoppi
- kaninkolo
- kaniturkki
- sähkökani
Declension
| Inflection of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kani | kanit | |
| accusative | nom. | kani | kanit |
| gen. | kanin | ||
| genitive | kanin | kanien | |
| partitive | kania | kaneja | |
| inessive | kanissa | kaneissa | |
| elative | kanista | kaneista | |
| illative | kaniin | kaneihin | |
| adessive | kanilla | kaneilla | |
| ablative | kanilta | kaneilta | |
| allative | kanille | kaneille | |
| essive | kanina | kaneina | |
| translative | kaniksi | kaneiksi | |
| instructive | — | kanein | |
| abessive | kanitta | kaneitta | |
| comitative | — | kaneineen | |
| Possessive forms of kani (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kanini | kanimme |
| 2nd person | kanisi | kaninne |
| 3rd person | kaninsa | |
Synonyms
Compounds
Derived terms
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (compare Kapingamarangi, Maori and Rarotongan tangi, Fijian tagi, Chamorro tanges, Malay tangis).
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanʲi/
Maia
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka.ɲi/
- Rhymes: -aɲi
- Syllabification: ka‧ni
Declension
Declension of kani
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
kani (n class, plural kani)
- a celebration (often, a wedding celebration)
- force, energy (impetus behind activity)
- kani ya mvutano ― force of gravity
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قانع (kani), from Arabic قَانِع (qāniʿ).
Adjective
kani (archaic)
- content
- convinced
Related terms
References
- Kélékian, Diran (1911), “قانع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 937
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kani”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قانع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1425
- Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013) The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
Whitesands
References
- Jeremy Hammond (2009). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu, p. 90.
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