kani

kani

See also: Kani, kanî, kanı, káni, kání, and käni

Ainu

Etymology

Contraction of kuani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [káꜜnʲì]

Pronoun

kani (Kana spelling カニ)

1. (Saru dialect) I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

See also

Ainu personal pronouns

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=

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Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kani]

Numeral

kani

1. five

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.

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Dibabawon Manobo

Adverb

kani

1. here

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kani, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kani

1. to eat (consume) (clarification of this definition is needed)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑni/, [ˈkɑni]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ni

Etymology 1

Short form of kaniini (see it for more).

Noun

kani

1. rabbit, cony, coney

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

• (rabbit): kaniini
• pupu

Compounds

• citykani
• kanikoppi
• kaninkolo
• kaniturkki
• sähkökani

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Russian кон (kon).

Noun

kani

1. pawnshop

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

• kanikonttori
• panttilainaamo

Compounds

• kanikonttori

Derived terms

• kanittaa

Anagrams

• Akin, Inka, Kain, inka, kina

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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).

Noun

kani

1. sound

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Japanese

Romanization

kani

1. Rōmaji transcription of かに

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Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanʲi/

Noun

kani

1. inflection of kanja:
   1. dative/locative singular
   2. nominative/accusative dual

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Maia

Adjective

kani

1. big

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Polish

Etymology

From kania +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: ka‧ni

Adjective

kani (not comparable)

1. (relational) kite (bird of prey)
2. (relational) parasol mushroom

Declension

Declension of kani

case	singular				plural
	masculine personal/animate	masculine inanimate	neuter	feminine	virile	nonvirile
nominative, vocative	kani		kanie	kania	kani	kanie
genitive	kaniego			kaniej	kanich
dative	kaniemu				kanim
accusative	kaniego	kani	kanie	kanią	kanich	kanie
instrumental	kanim				kanimi
locative				kaniej	kanich

Noun

kani f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of kania

Further reading

• kani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

kani (n class, plural kani)

1. a celebration (often, a wedding celebration)
2. force, energy (impetus behind activity)

   kani ya mvutano ― force of gravity

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانع‎ (kani), from Arabic قَانِع‎‎ (qāniʿ).

Adjective

kani (archaic)

1. content
2. convinced

Related terms

• kanaat

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

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Whitesands

Conjunction

kani

1. and

References

• Jeremy Hammond (2009). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu, p. 90.