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

• 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.

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

• kanimainen

compounds

• angorakani
• citykani
• hermeliinikani
• kanikoppi
• kaninhoito
• kaninkarva
• kaninkolo
• kaninnahka
• kaninruoka
• kaniturkis
• kaniturkki
• kesykani
• sähkökani

Descendants

• → Karelian: kani

Further reading

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

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

• kanittaa

compounds

• kanikonttori

Further reading

• “2. kani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• Akin, Inka, Kain, inka, kina

Hawaiian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *taŋi (compare with Kapingamarangi, Māori and Rarotongan tangi; Tahitian taʻi), 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.

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

• hoʻokani
• kanikani
• kanikoʻo
• kaniʻuhū

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

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

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

Related terms

• kanaat

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

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