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English

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???.ni/

Noun

ani (plural anis)

1. A bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

Derived terms

• greater ani (Crotophaga major)
• smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
• groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)

Translations

Further reading

• Ani (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Crotophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Crotophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?e?na?/

Noun

ani

1. plural of anus

References

Anagrams

• -ian, Ain, INA, Ian, Ina, NIA, Nia, ain', nai, nia

Akan

Pronunciation

• Tone: LH

Noun

ani

1. eye, eyes

   M'ani agye

   My eyes are brightened (I am happy)

   ani den

   (having) hard eyes (= tough, not putting up with anything)

Synonyms

• aniwa

References

• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) , “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw?i)?^[3], Basel
• Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1996). A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner.
• Gyekye, Kwame (1995). An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan.
• Hollington, Andrea (2015). Traveling Conceptualization.

Aklanon

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Albanian

Etymology

Cognate to tani (“now, at present, then”), from Proto-Albanian *n?, from Proto-Indo-European *n? (“now”) (cognate to Sanskrit ?? (n?, “now”)). Occurs in coordination with other particles, cf. nani, nime.

Further related to Arvanitika Albanian ?? (aí, “yes”) and (Standard) Albanian a (“probably, whether; or, there”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Adverb

ani

1. (conversational) then, later; later (on)

   Synonyms: pastaj, më vonë, tani, andej, atëherë, tash, tashti

2. well, so, fine, now

   Synonyms: bet (Gheg), paçka

   Gheg examples:

Particle

ani

1. even, as if; alas, oh look, ah (expressing laughter, irony, sarcasm, pity, concern, grief, annoyance, distrust)

   Synonym: kish (kishe Gheg), si, sikur, nesë

2. (folklore, poetic) come on, hey; yes, well, alright; oh/ah (a vocative particle or/and complementary poetic tool)

   Synonyms: mori, more, ore, moj, (mar, mana Gheg); po, hej

   (traditional wedding song)

Further reading

• [4] adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

References

Baure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ani/

Noun

ani

1. sky

Biloxi

Alternative forms

• ni

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wa-r??• (“water”)

Noun

ani

1. water

References

• Paula Ferris Einaudi, A grammar of Biloxi (1976)
• James Owen Dorsey, John Reed Swanton, A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages (1912)

Brunei Malay

Pronoun

ani

1. this, these

Cebuano

Etymology 1

Compare Aklanon ani.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: a?ni

Noun

ani

1. a harvest; the yield of harvesting
   1. a harvest of rice
2. a gain; what is gained

Verb

ani

1. to harvest
   1. to harvest rice

Synonyms

• (to harvest bananas): tuba
• (to harvest corn): kayas, lagpi, sanggi
• (to harvest coconuts): dugnas
• (to harvest mangoes): guno
• (to harvest yam): panglin

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Adverb

ani

1. like this

Chickasaw

Verb

ani

1. to produce

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ?ni (traditional)
• ?ni (Byington/Swanton)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aní(?)/
• Transcription: ani'

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw ani, Alabama a?i

Noun

ani (inalienable)

1. berry
2. nut
3. fruit

Declension

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a??/

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or (in negative).

2. even (with negative clause).

Further reading

• ani in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• ani in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

ani

1. Plural form of anus

Esperanto

Etymology

From ano +? -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ani/
• Hyphenation: an?i
• Rhymes: -ani

Verb

ani (present anas, past anis, future anos, conditional anus, volitive anu)

1. (intransitive) to be a member, belong (to an organization, group, etc.)
   • January 2011, Christian Declerck, Kontra?milita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151

     La ?efroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio

     The main characters belong to two generations of one family

Conjugation

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??ni/, [??ni]
• Rhymes: -?ni
• Syllabification: a?ni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ani (compare Karelian ani, Veps a?i).

Adverb

ani

1. very, extremely

Usage notes

Except for some archaic expressions, used only to strengthen the words harvoin, harva (in the sense few), harvinainen, varhain and varhainen. Sometimes the words are written together, although separate writing is regarded as correct.

Etymology 2

From Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Noun

ani

1. ani (bird of genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family)

Declension

Hypernyms

• käki

Derived terms

• isoani
• uurrenokka-ani

Anagrams

• ain, nai

French

Noun

ani m (plural anis)

1. ani (bird)

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *änI(?), from Proto-Eskimo *aN?-L?un. Cognate with Inuktitut ?? (ani), and Nunatsiavummiutut anik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /?.ni/

Noun

ani (plural anit)

1. a girl's elder brother

References

• oqaasileriffik.gl

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *a?i, from Proto-Central Pacific *a?i, from Proto-Oceanic *a?in, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ha?in.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.ni/, [??ni]

Verb

ani

1. to blow softly (as a breeze)
2. to beckon; wave

Derived terms

• ho??ni (“to let wind”)
• aniani (“cool, refreshing”)

References

• “ani” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Italian

Noun

ani m

1. plural of ano

Japanese

Romanization

ani

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Karao

Noun

ani

1. rice harvest

Kashubian

Conjunction

ani

1. neither

Kriol

Etymology 1

English honey.

Noun

ani

1. honey

Etymology 2

English only.

Adverb

ani

1. only

Ladin

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Latin

Noun

?n?

1. genitive singular of ?nus
2. nominative plural of ?nus
3. vocative plural of ?nus

References

• ani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• æni?, ayny, eni?, eni, eani, ani?, ony, oony

Etymology

From Old English ?ni?, ?ni? (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ani?/, /??ni?/, /??ni?/
• (early) IPA^(key): /???ni?/, /???ni?/

Determiner

ani

1. any

Descendants

• English: any
• Scots: ony, onie
• Yola: aany

References

• “an?, limiting adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Old Irish

Pronoun

ani

1. Alternative spelling of aní

Polish

Alternative forms

• ni

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.?i/

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

   Nie chce mi si? ani je??, ani pi?.

   I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

Further reading

• ani in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [an?]

Noun

ani m pl

1. plural of an

Romansch

Alternative forms

• anè (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• anel (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin ?nellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

ani m (plural anials or aneals)

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ring

Shona

Pronoun

aní (plural vanáaní)

1. (interrogative) who

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a?i/

Conjunction

ani

1. neither
2. nor

Further reading

• ani in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Tagalog

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (??niyy, “timely, present”).

Adjective

ani

1. sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)

Derived terms

• aniden

Venetian

Noun

ani

1. plural of ano

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

ani

1. quite, rather
2. very, highly, extremely
3. nearly, practically, just about
4. absolutely, totally
5. sufficiently, enough
6. just, exactly
7. generally, in general

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????????, ??????, ??????, ????????, ??? ???, ??????, ?????, ???????????, ??????????, ???????????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

English

Noun

mani (plural manis)

1. (informal) Clipping of manicure.

See also

• mani-pedi
• pedi

Anagrams

• Amin, Iman, Main, Mian, Mina, NAMI, NIMA, Naim, amin, iman, main, mina

Bikol Central

Noun

maní

1. peanut
2. (slang) clitoris

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?ma.ni/

Verb

mani

1. first-person singular present subjunctive form of manar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of manar
3. third-person singular imperative form of manar

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mani/

Verb

mani

1. (intransitive) To spread out, to extend.
2. (intransitive) To cover a flat surface.

Synonyms

• zohua

Cuyunon

Noun

mani

1. peanut

Drehu

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mani/

Noun

mani

1. rain

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" 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: "?De’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Finnish

Etymology

From English money.

Noun

mani

1. (colloquial) money

   Synonym: raha

Declension

Anagrams

• main, mina, nami

Garo

Noun

mani

1. paternal aunt
2. wife of uncle
3. mother-in-law
4. sister of mother-in-law

Synonyms

• manitang (formal)
• manigipa (formal)

Hungarian

Etymology

From English money.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?m?ni]
• Hyphenation: ma?ni
• Rhymes: -ni

Noun

mani (plural manik)

1. (slang) money

Declension

References

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mani/

Noun

mani

1. plural of mano
2. manes, ancestral spirits

Indonesian

Etymology

From Arabic ?????? (man?).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mani]
• Hyphenation: ma?ni

Noun

mani (first-person possessive maniku, second-person possessive manimu, third-person possessive maninya)

1. ejaculate, sperm.

Further reading

• “mani” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Noun

mani f

1. plural of mano

Anagrams

• amni, iman, mina

Karao

Noun

mani

1. peanut

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ma?.ni?/, [?mä?ni?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ma.ni/, [?m??ni]

Adjective

m?n?

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of m?nis

References

• mani in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• mani in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Latvian

Pronoun

mani

1. me; accusative singular form of es
2. with me; instrumental singular form of es

mani

1. nominative plural masculine form of mans
2. vocative plural masculine form of mans

Verb

mani

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of man?t
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of man?t

Maranao

Noun

mani

1. sperm, semen
2. egg cell

Masbatenyo

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maní (“peanut”).

Noun

maní

1. peanut

Masimasi

Noun

mani

1. bird

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Middle English

Alternative forms

• mane, magnie, maini, mainie, mange, manie, manige, mani?, many, meine, meni, menie, monei, moni, monie, moni?, mony, myny

Etymology

From the Old English manig.

Pronoun

man?

1. many
   • 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41

     And I seide, “Ser, in his tyme maister Ioon Wiclef was holden of ful many men the grettis clerk that thei knewen lyuynge vpon erthe.“

Descendants

• Scots: mony, monie
• English: many

References

• “man?” listed in the Middle English Dictionary [2001]

Miskito

Noun

mani

1. summer
2. year

Mo

Noun

mani

1. bird

References

• George W. Grace, Notes on the phonological history of the Austronesian languages of the Sarmi Coast, in Oceanic Linguistics (1971, 10:11-37)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (manía, “madness”).

Noun

mani m (definite singular manien, indefinite plural manier, definite plural maniene)

1. mania (mental illness, or excessive enthusiasm)

Related terms

• manisk

References

• “mani” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (manía, “madness”).

Noun

mani m (definite singular manien, indefinite plural maniar, definite plural maniane)

1. mania (mental illness, or excessive enthusiasm)

Related terms

• manisk

References

• “mani” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Irish

Etymology

Univerbation of má (“if”) +? ní (“not”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?man?i/

Conjunction

mani

1. if…not, unless
   • c. 800, Würzburg Glosses on the Pauline Epistles, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1987, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. I, pp. 499–712, Wb. 2^c10

Usage notes

Takes the indicative when the following verb has a past or present meaning and the present subjunctive when the verb has a future meaning.

Further reading

• Thurneysen, Rudolf (1940, reprinted 2003) D. A. Binchy and Osborn Bergin, transl., A Grammar of Old Irish, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, ?ISBN, § 902, page 558

Pitjantjatjara

Etymology

Borrowed from English money.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mani/, [?m?n?]

Noun

mani

1. money

Spanish

Etymology

Clipping of manifestación.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mani/, [?ma.ni]

Noun

mani f (plural manis)

1. (colloquial) protest

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish maní (“peanut”).

Noun

manî

1. peanut

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English money.

Noun

mani

1. money

Turkish

Noun

mani (definite accusative maniyi, uncountable)

1. poem, couplet, four liner
2. obstacle, hindrance, impediment, crimp, disincentive, slashing
3. (dialectal) always, everyday

Declension

Synonyms

• hoyrat
• engel

Venetian

Noun

mani

1. plural of mato

Volapük

Noun

mani

1. accusative singular of man

Yakan

Noun

mani

1. peanut

Yogad

Noun

maní

1. nut

Zia

Noun

mani

1. boy