different between ani vs uni

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

Etymology 1

Clipping of university.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?ju?.ni?/

Noun

uni (plural unis)

1. (colloquial, chiefly Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) University.

Usage notes

Canadian usage is limited to prepositional phrases like to uni or at uni and cannot be used as a countable noun (as in *the uni or *unis).

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ??.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?u?.ni?/

Noun

uni (uncountable)

1. Sea urchin eaten as sushi.

Anagrams

• NUI, Niu

Anauyá

Noun

uni

1. water

References

• ?estmír Loukotka, ?Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) ?
• native-languages.org

Baniwa

Noun

uni

1. water
2. river

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, ?ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

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

Adjective

uni (not comparable)

1. plain, monocoloured

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une, cognate to Finnish uni, Votic uni, Ludian u?i, and Erzya ?? (on, “dream”).

Noun

uni (genitive une, partitive und)

1. sleep

2. dream

Declension

Derived terms

• unenägu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

uni

1. dream (imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping; neutral term, not implied positive)

   Synonym: unennäkö

2. sleep (state of reduced consciousness)

   Synonym: unitila

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

• painajainen

Anagrams

• uin

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni/
• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Verb

uni m (feminine singular unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. past participle of unir

Adjective

uni (feminine singular unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. united

Derived terms

• Organisation des Nations Unies
• unis comme les doigts de la main

Etymology 2

Clipping of université. Compare standard French univ.

Noun

uni f (plural unis)

1. (Switzerland, informal) university

   Synonyms: univ, fac

Anagrams

• nui

Further reading

• “uni” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Ilocano

Noun

uni

1. sound; noise; voice

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch unie, from French union, from Latin ?ni? f.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

uni

1. union,
   1. the act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
   2. that which is united; something formed by a combination of parts or members.

      Synonyms: perserikatan, persatuan, ikatan

Further reading

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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une. Cognates with Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Noun

uni (genitive unen, partitive unt)

1. dream
2. sleep

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?u.ni/
• Hyphenation: ù?ni
• Rhymes: -uni

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Adjective

uni

1. masculine plural of uno

Pronoun

uni m pl

1. plural of uno

Etymology 2

Clipping of università.

Noun

uni f (invariable)

1. (Switzerland, informal) university

Further reading

• uni in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• uni in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica
• uni in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• uni in Grandi Dizionari
• uni in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• uni in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti
• uni in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• uni in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

uni

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une. Cognates with Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Noun

uni (genitive unen, partitive undu)

1. dream
2. sleep

Ladin

Adjective

uni (invariable)

1. every

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

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

Numeral

?n?

1. nominative masculine plural of ?nus
2. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of ?nus

Omagua

Noun

uni

1. water

References

• Robert Gordon Latham, Elements of Comparative Philology

Piapoco

Noun

uni

1. water
2. river

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, ?ISBN
• Li?guas arawak da Amazônia setentrional (2001), page 570 (úuni)

Portuguese

Verb

uni

1. first-person singular (eu) preterite indicative of unir
2. second-person plural (vós, sometimes used with vocês) affirmative imperative of unir

Romanian

Etymology

From un, or from Latin ?n?re, present active infinitive of ?ni?.

Verb

a uni (third-person singular present une?te, past participle unit) 4th conj.

1. to unite, merge, join

   Antonym: dezuni

Conjugation

Derived terms

• unire

Related terms

• unic
• un, unu

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?uni/, [?u.ni]

Noun

uni f (plural unis)

1. Clipping of universidad (“university”); uni

Tariana

Alternative forms

• úuni, húuni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u?ni/

Noun

uni

1. water
2. waterway, river; body of water, lake; anything watery

Usage notes

• The precise meaning of the word is clarified by using classifiers.

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, ?ISBN
• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, ?ISBN

Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

Inflection

References

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

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /???ni/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /?i?ni/, /??ni/

Verb

uni

1. second-person singular present/future of uno