kani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kani"

Ainu

Etymology

Contraction of kuani.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [káꜜnʲì]

Pronoun

kani (Kana spelling カニ)

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

Ajië

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kani]

Numeral

kani

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

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

Dibabawon Manobo

Adverb

kani

here

Fijian

Etymology

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

Verb

kani

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

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Clipping of kaniini.

Noun

kani

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
accusative	gen.	kanin	kanit
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
accusative	gen.	kanini	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
accusative	gen.	kanisi	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
accusative	gen.	kanimme	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
accusative	gen.	kaninne	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
accusative	gen.	kaninsa	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

Descendants

→ Karelian: kani

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kani (colloquial)

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
accusative	gen.	kanin	kanit
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
accusative	gen.	kanini	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
accusative	gen.	kanisi	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
accusative	gen.	kanimme	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
accusative	gen.	kaninne	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
accusative	gen.	kaninsa	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

Anagrams

Akin, Inka, Kain, inka, kina

Hawaiian

Etymology

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).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kani

cry, moan
crow (of a rooster)
peal, jingle, tinkle
sound

Verb

kani

to sound
to cry out

Derived terms

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

kani

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)

(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???

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

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

Maia

Adjective

kani

big

Narua

Numeral

kani

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)

(relational) kite (bird of prey)
(relational) parasol mushroom

Declension

Declension of kani (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	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

genitive/dative/locative singular of kania

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

kani (Cyrillic spelling кани)

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

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

kani (n class, plural kani)

a celebration (often, a wedding celebration)
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)

content
convinced

Related terms

kanaat

References

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

Whitesands

Conjunction

kani

and

References

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

person	isolated form	affix form
person	isolated 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	a=, =an	i=
third	singular	sinuma, anihi	∅=
third	plural	okay, oka¹	∅=
indefinite	singular	asinuma	a=, =an	i=
indefinite	plural	anokay, aoka¹, anutari	a=, =an	i=
1. Saru dialect

	Direct*		Indirect*		Oblique	Locative	Allative	Existential**		Interjection**		Manner**
	Full	Short	Full	Short	Oblique	Locative	Allative	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.

kani

Ainu

Etymology

Pronunciation

Pronoun

See also

Ajië

Pronunciation

Numeral

References

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Adverb

See also

Dibabawon Manobo

Adverb

Fijian

Etymology

Verb

Finnish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Etymology 2

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Hawaiian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Verb

Derived terms

References

Japanese

Romanization

Karelian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

References

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Noun

Maia

Adjective

Narua

Numeral

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Noun

Further reading

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

Turkish

Etymology

Adjective

Related terms

References

Whitesands

Conjunction

References