kini

kini

See also: Kini, -kini, and kini-

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ni
• IPA^(key): /kiˈni/

Noun

kiní

1. shudder, shake

   Synonym: takig

2. tremble

   Synonyms: kibig, kubog

Derived terms

• kini-kini

 

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Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray kini.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Noun

kini

1. the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

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Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tini.[1]

Noun

kini

1. a multitude

Number

kini

1. forty thousand

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English king.[1]

Noun

kini

1. a king, as in cards

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English kin.[1]

Noun

kini

1. kin, relative

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English gin.[1]

Noun

kini

1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 5

Borrowed from English tin.[1]

Noun

kini

1. tin
2. a tin can or pail

Etymology 6

Possibly borrowed from English tin.[1] However, there is no such term included in online marble glossaries.[2][3][4]

Noun

kini

1. the best marble in a game of marbles

Etymology 7

borrowed from English zinc.[1]

Noun

kini

1. zinc

References

1. “kini” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986, entry at Wehewehe.org here
2. A Glossary of Marble Players' Terms, http://www.americantoymarbles.com/glossary.htm
3. Marble Terminology, http://www.dougsmithart.com/wordpress_site2/marble-terminology/
4. Streetplay.com Marbles Glossary, http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/marbles/marbleglossary.shtml

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Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ki.niə]
• Rhymes: -ni
• Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Adverb

kini

1. (interrogative) to where

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kini.

Adjective

kini

1. current, present

   Synonym: sekarang

Adverb

kini

1. now, today

Derived terms

• kekinian
• menginikan
• terkini

 

Further reading

• “kini” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Jamamadí

Adjective

kini

1. (Banawá) green

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Japanese

Romanization

kini

1. Rōmaji transcription of きに

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Javanese

Etymology

Clipping of kien ki

Determiner

kini

1. (Cirebon) this, these

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kini/
• Rhymes: -ini, -ni

Adjective

kini (Jawi spelling کيني‎)

1. present, current

   masa kini

   the present time

Adverb

kini (Jawi spelling کيني‎)

1. now, today

   kini terdapat di kedai yang berdekatan

   now available in your nearest store

Synonyms

• sekarang

Further reading

• “kini” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kini. Compare Hawaiian ʻiniki (“to pinch, to nip; to be sharp and piercing”, intransitive), ʻiniʻini (“to pinch”, transitive).

Verb

kini

1. to pinch, to nip
2. to pinch off

Derived terms

• kini pepa: a paperclip

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guinea.

Noun

kini

1. a guinea (the coin)

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Naga Pidgin

Etymology

Derived from Assamese কিনা (kina).

Verb

kini

1. buy

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To'abaita

Noun

kini

1. woman

References

• Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita

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Yoruba

Etymology

From kí (“to greet”) +‎ ẹni (“a person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kí.nĩ̄/

Verb

kíni

1. to greet someone

Derived terms

• ìkíni (“greeting”)