kanti
See also: känti
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin cantāre, present active infinitive of cantō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkanti]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -anti
- Hyphenation: kan‧ti
Verb
kanti (present kantas, past kantis, future kantos, conditional kantus, volitive kantu)
- (transitive, intransitive) to sing
- Ni kantu ion. ― Let's sing something.
- Mi ne estas muzikema, sed mi ŝatas kanti en duŝo. ― I am not musical, but I like to sing in the shower.
Conjugation
Conjugation of kanti
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Derived terms
- alkanti (“to sing along”)
- antaŭkanti (“to sing before an audience”)
- kantaĉi (“to sing badly”)
- kantanto (“one who is singing, singer”)
- kantisto (“professional singer”)
Related terms
- kanto
References
“kanti”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, 2020
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from English canteen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kàn.tíː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kàn.tíː]
Noun
kàntī m (plural kantunā̀, possessed form kàntin)
- shop, store
References
- Hausa vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkanti/
Noun
kanti
- plural of kanto
Indonesian
Etymology
Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kanthi, “companion”), from Old Javanese kaṇṭi (“companion, ally”), probably from Sanskrit कान्ता (kāntā, “wife”), कान्त (kānta, “beloved”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkan.ti/
- Rhymes: -ti, -i
- Hyphenation: kan‧ti
Noun
kanti (plural kanti-kanti, first-person possessive kantiku, second-person possessive kantimu, third-person possessive kantinya)
- (rare) friend (person whose company one enjoys)
- Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan
Derived terms
- penganti
Further reading
- “kanti” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀓𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀺 (Brahmi script)
- कन्ति (Devanagari script)
- কন্তি (Bengali script)
- කන්ති (Sinhalese script)
- ကန္တိ or ၵၼ္တိ or ၵၼ်တိ (Burmese script)
- กนฺติ or กันติ (Thai script)
- ᨠᨶ᩠ᨲᩥ (Tai Tham script)
- ກນ຺ຕິ or ກັນຕິ (Lao script)
- កន្តិ (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄨 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit कान्ति (kānti). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀢𑀺 (kaṃti).
Noun
kanti f
- beauty
- Synonyms: sobhaṇa, sobhā, pabhāsa, vilāsa, sirī
Declension
Declension table of "kanti" (feminine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | kanti | kantiyo or kantī |
| Accusative (second) | kantiṃ | kantiyo or kantī |
| Instrumental (third) | kantiyā | kantīhi or kantībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | kantiyā | kantīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | kantiyā or kantyā | kantīhi or kantībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | kantiyā | kantīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | kantiyā or kantiyaṃ or kantyaṃ | kantīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | kanti | kantiyo or kantī |
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kānti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 155
Sranan Tongo
Verb
kanti
- to cast
Tagalog
Noun
kantî
- light or gentle hit or tap
Tocharian A
Noun
kanti
- gong, cymbal
Tocharian B
Noun
kanti ?
- bread
Zulu
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kantîː/
Adverb
kantî
- after all, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding
- in fact
Conjunction
kantî
- whereas
Interjection
kanti
- so what?, who cares?
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “kanti”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “kanti (6.3-8)”