moni

Unknown; possibilities include English morning (short for good morning), or a worn-down form of kuona (“to see”) or moyoni (“life to you”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈmó.ni/

móni

1. hello!

Borrowed from English money.

moni

1. money

moni

1. water

• Stuart McGill, Markus Yabani, Cicipu dictionary (with English and Hausa finderlists), version 0.1

From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone; see them for cognates and more information.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧ni

moni

1. many

   Moni opiskelija joutuu elämään toimeentulon rajoilla.

   Many students are forced to live at the subsistence level.

2. (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few

   Join aika monta olutta.

   I had quite a few beers.

moni

1. (indefinite, without a noun, refers often to people) many people, many

   Moni voisi ajatella samoin.

   Many people could think the same.

2. (in compounds) poly-, multi-, many-

   monityydyttymätön ― polyunsaturated

   monikielinen ― multilingual

   monipuolinen ― many-sided

3. (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few

   Melko moni tahtoo olutta.

   Quite a few people want beer.

When used as the grammatical subject in a sentence, the use of moni differs according to the linguistic style.

• In formal Finnish, moni is the plural marker and the following noun (if any) and verb are in the singular.

  moni lapsi syö puuroa aamiaiseksi (formal style)

  many children eat porridge for breakfast

  (literally, “many a child eats porridge for breakfast”)

• In informal Finnish the plural form "monet" is used and the modified noun and the following verb are plural.

  monet lapset syövät puuroa aamiaiseksi (informal style)

  many children eat porridge for breakfast

When used as the grammatical object in a sentence, both moni and the noun it qualifies follow the case dictated by the verb.

Pystyn vaikuttamaan moniin ihmisiin. (illative as governed by vaikuttaa)

I'm able to influence many people.

Rakastan montaa ihmistä. (partitive case dictated by rakastaa; double partitive (montaa) necessary as "monta" has been reanalyzed as nominative)

I love many people.

• Note the colloquial essive singular form monna and the double partitive montaa.

• (many): usea

• pronouns: mones
• nouns: monikko
• verbs: monistaa

• -nomi, moin, omin

From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone. Cognates include Finnish moni and Estonian mõni.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Hyphenation: mo‧ni

moni

1. a lot, many

• paljo, ussia

• vähä

• moni-

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̀níꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]

moni class 9/10 (plural moni)

1. ear lobe

• gũtũ

• “moni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 263. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

moni

1. money, cash

From English money.

moni

1. money

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmoniː/

moni

1. accusative/genitive singular of monni

moni

1. real
2. related by blood; biological

From English money.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ni/

moni

1. money

moni

1. money

From English money.

moni

1. money
2. currency
3. dollar

moni

1. accusative singular of mon