kani

Contraction of kuani.

• IPA^(key): [káꜜnʲì]

kani (Kana spelling カニ)

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

• IPA^(key): [kani]

kani

1. five

• Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: 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.

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

kaní

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

kani

1. here

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

kani

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑni/, [ˈkɑ̝ni]

• Audio:

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

Clipping of kaniini.

kani

1. rabbit, cony, coney

   Synonyms: kaniini, pupu

Used in common language, not as a zoological term.

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

• → Karelian: kani

• “1. kani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

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

kani (colloquial)

1. pawnshop

   Synonyms: panttilainaamo (standard), kanikonttori

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

• “2. kani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• Akin, Inka, Kain, inka, kina

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *taŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis, from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis (compare Kapingamarangi, Maori and Rarotongan tangi, Fijian tagi, Chamorro tanges, Malay tangis).

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

kani

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

kani

1. to sound
2. to cry out

• kanikani
• kaniʻuhū
• hoʻokani
• kanikoʻo

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

kani

1. Rōmaji transcription of かに

Regional variants of kani

North Karelian (Viena)	kani
South Karelian (Tver)	—

Borrowed from Finnish kani.

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

kani (genitive kanin, partitive kanie)

1. (North Karelian) Synonym of kaniini

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???

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.

• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “kani”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): /ˈkanʲi/

kani

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

kani

1. big

kani

1. seven

From kania +‎ -i.

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

kani (not comparable, no derived adverb)

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

kani f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of kania

• kani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

kani (Cyrillic spelling кани)

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

• Audio (Kenya):

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kani (n class, plural kani)

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

   kani ya mvutano ― force of gravity

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

kani (archaic)

1. content
2. convinced

• kanaat

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قانع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[3], 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
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

kani

1. and

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