kani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kani"

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
person isolated form affix form
nominative objective
first singular kuani, kani1 ku=, k=1 (before vowels) en=
exclusive plural ciokay, coka1, ciutari ci=, c=1 =as un=
inclusive plural anokay, aoka1, anutari a=, =an i=
second singular eani e=
plural eciokay, ecioka1, eciutari eci=
singular (polite) anokay, aoka1 a=, =an i=
plural (polite) anokay, aoka1, anutari
third singular sinuma, anihi ∅=
plural okay, oka1
indefinite singular asinuma a=, =an i=
plural anokay, aoka1, anutari

1. Saru dialect

Ajië

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kani]

Numeral

kani

  1. five

References

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ni
  • IPA(key): /kaˈni/ [kɐˈn̪i]

Adverb

kaní

  1. alternative form of kini (“this near us/me”)

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns
direct* indirect* oblique locative allative existential** interjection** manner**
full short full short full short full short full short
near speaker*** karí
kirí 		ri niari
niiri 		ari
iri 		kan-ari†
kan-iri† 		dirí ngarí adia dia diará dará ingon ari Ø
near speaker
and listener*** 		kaní
kiní 		ni niani
niini 		ani
ini 		kan-ani†
kan-ini† 		dinhi nganhi ania nia niará Ø ingon ani ing-ani
in-ani
near listener kanâ nà nianà anà kan-anà† dinhà
dirâ 		nganhà
ngarâ 		anaa naa naará nará ingon anà ing-anà
in-anà
remote kadto
kató 		to niadto
niato 		adto
ato 		kan-adto† didto ngadto atua tua tuará turá ingon adto
ingon ato 		ing-ato
in-ato

† Archaic
* When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
** Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
*** These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Dibabawon Manobo

Adverb

kani

  1. here

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.)

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑni/, [ˈkɑ̝ni]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑni
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ni
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧ni

Etymology 1

    Clipping of kaniini.

    Noun

    kani

    1. rabbit, cony, coney
      Synonyms: kaniini, pupu
    Usage notes

    Used in common language, not as a zoological term.

    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
    abessive kanitta kaneitta
    instructive — kanein
    comitative See the possessive forms below.
    Possessive forms of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
    first-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative kanini kanini
    accusative nom. kanini kanini
    gen. kanini
    genitive kanini kanieni
    partitive kaniani kanejani
    inessive kanissani kaneissani
    elative kanistani kaneistani
    illative kaniini kaneihini
    adessive kanillani kaneillani
    ablative kaniltani kaneiltani
    allative kanilleni kaneilleni
    essive kaninani kaneinani
    translative kanikseni kaneikseni
    abessive kanittani kaneittani
    instructive — —
    comitative — kaneineni
    second-person singular possessor
    singular plural
    nominative kanisi kanisi
    accusative nom. kanisi kanisi
    gen. kanisi
    genitive kanisi kaniesi
    partitive kaniasi kanejasi
    inessive kanissasi kaneissasi
    elative kanistasi kaneistasi
    illative kaniisi kaneihisi
    adessive kanillasi kaneillasi
    ablative kaniltasi kaneiltasi
    allative kanillesi kaneillesi
    essive kaninasi kaneinasi
    translative kaniksesi kaneiksesi
    abessive kanittasi kaneittasi
    instructive — —
    comitative — kaneinesi
    first-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative kanimme kanimme
    accusative nom. kanimme kanimme
    gen. kanimme
    genitive kanimme kaniemme
    partitive kaniamme kanejamme
    inessive kanissamme kaneissamme
    elative kanistamme kaneistamme
    illative kaniimme kaneihimme
    adessive kanillamme kaneillamme
    ablative kaniltamme kaneiltamme
    allative kanillemme kaneillemme
    essive kaninamme kaneinamme
    translative kaniksemme kaneiksemme
    abessive kanittamme kaneittamme
    instructive — —
    comitative — kaneinemme
    second-person plural possessor
    singular plural
    nominative kaninne kaninne
    accusative nom. kaninne kaninne
    gen. kaninne
    genitive kaninne kanienne
    partitive kanianne kanejanne
    inessive kanissanne kaneissanne
    elative kanistanne kaneistanne
    illative kaniinne kaneihinne
    adessive kanillanne kaneillanne
    ablative kaniltanne kaneiltanne
    allative kanillenne kaneillenne
    essive kaninanne kaneinanne
    translative kaniksenne kaneiksenne
    abessive kanittanne kaneittanne
    instructive — —
    comitative — kaneinenne
    third-person possessor
    singular plural
    nominative kaninsa kaninsa
    accusative nom. kaninsa kaninsa
    gen. kaninsa
    genitive kaninsa kaniensa
    partitive kaniaan
    kaniansa     		kanejaan
    kanejansa
    inessive kanissaan
    kanissansa     		kaneissaan
    kaneissansa
    elative kanistaan
    kanistansa     		kaneistaan
    kaneistansa
    illative kaniinsa kaneihinsa
    adessive kanillaan
    kanillansa     		kaneillaan
    kaneillansa
    ablative kaniltaan
    kaniltansa     		kaneiltaan
    kaneiltansa
    allative kanilleen
    kanillensa     		kaneilleen
    kaneillensa
    essive kaninaan
    kaninansa     		kaneinaan
    kaneinansa
    translative kanikseen
    kaniksensa     		kaneikseen
    kaneiksensa
    abessive kanittaan
    kanittansa     		kaneittaan
    kaneittansa
    instructive — —
    comitative — kaneineen
    kaneinensa
    Derived terms
    compounds
    Descendants
    • → Karelian: kani

    Further reading

    Etymology 2

      Probably borrowed from Russian кон (kon). Influenced by kani (etymology 1).

      Noun

      kani (colloquial)

      1. pawnshop
        Synonyms: panttilainaamo (standard), kanikonttori
      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
      abessive kanitta kaneitta
      instructive — kanein
      comitative See the possessive forms below.
      Possessive forms of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
      first-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative kanini kanini
      accusative nom. kanini kanini
      gen. kanini
      genitive kanini kanieni
      partitive kaniani kanejani
      inessive kanissani kaneissani
      elative kanistani kaneistani
      illative kaniini kaneihini
      adessive kanillani kaneillani
      ablative kaniltani kaneiltani
      allative kanilleni kaneilleni
      essive kaninani kaneinani
      translative kanikseni kaneikseni
      abessive kanittani kaneittani
      instructive — —
      comitative — kaneineni
      second-person singular possessor
      singular plural
      nominative kanisi kanisi
      accusative nom. kanisi kanisi
      gen. kanisi
      genitive kanisi kaniesi
      partitive kaniasi kanejasi
      inessive kanissasi kaneissasi
      elative kanistasi kaneistasi
      illative kaniisi kaneihisi
      adessive kanillasi kaneillasi
      ablative kaniltasi kaneiltasi
      allative kanillesi kaneillesi
      essive kaninasi kaneinasi
      translative kaniksesi kaneiksesi
      abessive kanittasi kaneittasi
      instructive — —
      comitative — kaneinesi
      first-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative kanimme kanimme
      accusative nom. kanimme kanimme
      gen. kanimme
      genitive kanimme kaniemme
      partitive kaniamme kanejamme
      inessive kanissamme kaneissamme
      elative kanistamme kaneistamme
      illative kaniimme kaneihimme
      adessive kanillamme kaneillamme
      ablative kaniltamme kaneiltamme
      allative kanillemme kaneillemme
      essive kaninamme kaneinamme
      translative kaniksemme kaneiksemme
      abessive kanittamme kaneittamme
      instructive — —
      comitative — kaneinemme
      second-person plural possessor
      singular plural
      nominative kaninne kaninne
      accusative nom. kaninne kaninne
      gen. kaninne
      genitive kaninne kanienne
      partitive kanianne kanejanne
      inessive kanissanne kaneissanne
      elative kanistanne kaneistanne
      illative kaniinne kaneihinne
      adessive kanillanne kaneillanne
      ablative kaniltanne kaneiltanne
      allative kanillenne kaneillenne
      essive kaninanne kaneinanne
      translative kaniksenne kaneiksenne
      abessive kanittanne kaneittanne
      instructive — —
      comitative — kaneinenne
      third-person possessor
      singular plural
      nominative kaninsa kaninsa
      accusative nom. kaninsa kaninsa
      gen. kaninsa
      genitive kaninsa kaniensa
      partitive kaniaan
      kaniansa       		kanejaan
      kanejansa
      inessive kanissaan
      kanissansa       		kaneissaan
      kaneissansa
      elative kanistaan
      kanistansa       		kaneistaan
      kaneistansa
      illative kaniinsa kaneihinsa
      adessive kanillaan
      kanillansa       		kaneillaan
      kaneillansa
      ablative kaniltaan
      kaniltansa       		kaneiltaan
      kaneiltansa
      allative kanilleen
      kanillensa       		kaneilleen
      kaneillensa
      essive kaninaan
      kaninansa       		kaneinaan
      kaneinansa
      translative kanikseen
      kaniksensa       		kaneikseen
      kaneiksensa
      abessive kanittaan
      kanittansa       		kaneittaan
      kaneittansa
      instructive — —
      comitative — kaneineen
      kaneinensa
      Derived terms
      compounds

      Further reading

      Anagrams

      Hawaiian

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *taŋi (compare with Kapingamarangi, Māori and Rarotongan tangi; Tahitian taʻi),[1] from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Chamorro tanges, Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.[2][3]

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈka.ni/, [ˈkɐ.ni]
      • Hyphenation: ka‧ni

      Noun

      kani

      1. cry, moan
      2. crow (of a rooster)
      3. peal, jingle, tinkle (of bells, thunder)
      4. sound

      Verb

      kani(intransitive)

      1. to sound
      2. to cry out

      Derived terms

      References

      1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “kani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, pages 128-9
      2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tagi”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
      3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2016), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 320-2

      Japanese

      Romanization

      kani

      1. Rōmaji transcription of かに

      Karelian

      Regional variants of kani
      North Karelian
      (Viena)       		kani
      South Karelian
      (Tver)       		—

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Finnish kani.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnʲi/
      • Hyphenation: ka‧ni

      Noun

      kani (genitive kanin, partitive kanie)

      1. (North Karelian) synonym of kaniini

      Declension

      Viena Karelian declension of kani (type 2/risti, no gradation)
      singular plural
      nominative kan??? kan???
      genitive kan??? kan???
      partitive kan??? kan???
      illative kan??? kan???
      inessive kan??? kan???
      elative kan??? kan???
      adessive kan??? kan???
      ablative kan??? kan???
      translative kan??? kan???
      essive kan??? kan???
      comitative — kan???
      abessive kan??? kan???
      prolative — —
      instructive — kan???
      Possessive forms of kani
      1st person kanini
      2nd person kanis
      3rd person kanih
      *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

      References

      • P. Zaykov; L. Rugoyeva (1999), “kani”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

      Lower Sorbian

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈkanʲi/

      Noun

      kani

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

      Maia

      Adjective

      kani

      1. big

      Narua

      Numeral

      kani

      1. seven

      Polish

      Etymology

      From kania +‎ -i.

      Pronunciation

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

      Adjective

      kani (not comparable, no derived adverb)

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

      Declension

      Declension of kani (soft)
      singular plural
      masculine animate masculine inanimate feminine neuter virile (= masculine personal) non-virile
      nominative/vocative kani kania kanie kani kanie
      genitive kaniego kaniej kaniego kanich
      dative kaniemu kaniej kaniemu kanim
      accusative kaniego kani kanią kanie kanich kanie
      instrumental kanim kanią kanim kanimi
      locative kanim kaniej kanim kanich

      Noun

      kani f

      1. genitive/dative/locative singular of kania

      Further reading

      • kani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

      Serbo-Croatian

      Verb

      kani (Cyrillic spelling кани)

      1. inflection of kaniti:
        1. third-person singular present
        2. second-person singular imperative

      Slovak

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /kaɲi/, [ˈkaɲi]
      • Rhymes: -aɲi
      • Hyphenation: ka‧ni

      Noun

      kani

      1. dative/locative singular of kaňa

      Swahili

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      kani class IX (plural kani class X)

      1. a celebration (often, a wedding celebration)
      2. force, energy (impetus behind activity)
        kani ya mvutano ― force of gravity

      Turkish

      Etymology

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

      Adjective

      kani (archaic)

      1. content
      2. convinced

      References

      • Kélékian, Diran (1911), “قانع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎[3] (in French), Constantinople: Mihran, page 937
      • Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kani”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
      • Redhouse, James W. (1890), “قانع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎[4], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1425
      • Robert Avery et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

      Whitesands

      Conjunction

      kani

      1. and

      References

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