moni

See also: Moni, Móni, mõni, mónǐ, moni-, and möni-

Chichewa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmó.ni/

Interjection

móni

hello!

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English money.

Noun

moni

money

Cicipu

Noun

moni

water

References

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

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

moni

many
Moni opiskelija joutuu elämään toimeentulon rajoilla.
Many students are forced to live at the subsistence level.
(aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few
Join aika monta olutta.
I had quite a few beers.

Pronoun

moni

(indefinite, without a noun, refers often to people) many people, many
Moni voisi ajatella samoin.
Many people could think the same.
(in compounds) poly-, multi-, many-
monityydyttymätön ― polyunsaturated
monikielinen ― multilingual
monipuolinen ― many-sided
(aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few
Melko moni tahtoo olutta.
Quite a few people want beer.

Usage notes

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.

Declension

Declension of moni (type tiili)

noun case	singular	plural	adverbial form	singular	plural
nominative	moni	monet	superessive	moniaalla	–
genitive	monen	monien	delative	moniaalta	–
partitive	monta	monia	sublative	moniaalle	–
accusative	moni	monet	lative	–	–
inessive	monessa	monissa	temporal	–	–
elative	monesta	monista	causative	–	–
illative	moneen	moniin	multiplicative	monesti	–
adessive	monella	monilla	distributive	–	–
ablative	monelta	monilta	temp. dist.	–	–
allative	monelle	monille	prolative	–	–
essive	monena (monna)	monina	situative	–	–
translative	moneksi	moniksi	oppositive	–	–
instructive	–	monin
abessive	monetta	monitta
comitative	–	monine

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

Synonyms

(many): usea

Derived terms

pronouns: mones
nouns: monikko
verbs: monistaa

Anagrams

-nomi, moin, omin

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]

Rhymes: -oni

Hyphenation: mo‧ni

Determiner

moni

a lot, many

Declension

Declension of moni (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	moni	monet
genitive	monen	monniin, moniloin
partitive	monta, mont	monnia, moniloja
illative	monnee	monnii, moniloihe
inessive	mones	monis, monilois
elative	monest	monist, moniloist
allative	monelle	monille, moniloille
adessive	monel	monil, moniloil
ablative	monelt	monilt, moniloilt
translative	moneks	moniks, moniloiks
essive	monenna, monneen	moninna, moniloinna, monniin, moniloin
exessive¹⁾	monent	monint, moniloint
¹⁾ obsolete ^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka^? or -kä^? to the genitive.

Synonyms

paljo, ussia

Antonyms

vähä

Derived terms

monikas
monikko
monta

References

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

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

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]

Noun

moni class 9/10 (plural moni)

ear lobe

Holonyms

gũtũ

References

Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.

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

Maori

Noun

moni

money, cash

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English money.

Noun

moni

money

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

(Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmoniː/

Noun

moni

accusative/genitive singular of monni

Samoan

Adjective

moni

real
related by blood; biological

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English money.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ni/

Noun

moni

money

Tahitian

Noun

moni

money

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English money.

Noun

moni

money
currency
dollar

Volapük

Noun

moni

accusative singular of mon

[yy1981-1] Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.