different between mini vs miai

English

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?m?.ni/
• • Homophone: many (pin-pen merger)
• Rhymes: -?ni

Etymology 1

From the prefix mini-.

Adjective

mini (not comparable)

1. Miniature, tiny, small.

Derived terms

See mini-.

Etymology 2

Abbrevations.

Noun

mini (plural minis)

1. A miniskirt.
2. (dated) A minicomputer.
   • 1975, June 25, Computerworld (page 20)

     Micros will move upwards to where they have the same power and speed as today's minis.

Related terms

• mini-
• miniature
• minimum
• minor

Anagrams

• IINM, imin

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• mine

Etymology

From Latin m?, possibly through Vulgar Latin m?ne (a root), or through analogy with tsini, from *quene, from quem. Compare Romanian mine, also Dalmatian main.

Pronoun

mini

1. I
2. me

Related terms

• io/iou
• mi

See also

• tu, tini
• el/elu, nãs
• noi
• voi
• nãsh, elj

Beli

Noun

mini

1. water

Further reading

• Deng Gideon Kol, John Majok Matuek, Tim Stirtz, Beli Dictionary (Juba, SIL-South Sudan, 2013)

Catalan

Verb

mini

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

Dakota

Alternative forms

• mni (Yankton)

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wir?? (“water”).

Noun

mini

1. water

Ekpeye

Noun

min?i

1. water

References

• Roger Blench, A Dictionary of Ekpeye

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.ni/

Adjective

mini (feminine singular minie, masculine plural minis, feminine plural minies)

1. small; tiny

Adverb

mini

1. (colloquial) minimum; minimally

Antonyms

• maxi

Further reading

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

Hidatsa

Alternative forms

• miri, midi (older forms)

Noun

mini

1. water

References

• Alfred W. Bowers, Hidatsa Social and Ceremonial Organization (1963, ?ISBN: "miri" (but see also [1])
• Ethnography and philology of the Hidatsa Indians, by W. Matthews (1877), noting "the interchangeability of certain lingual and labial sounds in the Hidatsa": "mini or midi"

Hungarian

Etymology

From English mini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mini]
• Hyphenation: mi?ni
• Rhymes: -ni

Adjective

mini (comparative minibb, superlative legminibb)

1. small, tiny

Declension

Noun

mini (plural minik)

1. miniskirt

   Synonym: miniszoknya

Declension

References

Italian

Noun

mini f (invariable)

1. miniskirt

Verb

mini

1. second-person singular present indicative of minare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of minare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of minare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of minare
5. third-person singular imperative of minare

Latvian

Verb

mini

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

Verb

mini

1. 2nd person singular past indicative form of m?t

Mandan

Noun

mini

1. water

References

• Will and Spinden, The Mandans: A Study of Their Culture, Archaeology and Language

Ogbah

Noun

mini

1. water

References

• Roger Blench, A Dictionary of ?gbà, an Igboid Language of Southern Nigeria (2005)

Romanian

Etymology

From French mini.

Adjective

mini m or f or n (indeclinable)

1. mini

Declension

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

mini (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. second-person singular imperative of minuti

Spanish

Adjective

mini (plural minis)

1. mini

Tsuvadi

Noun

mini

1. water

References

• Kambari survey entry 2 - Scanned Wordlist Files: Kambari of Niger and Kebbi states, Nigeria, page 10

English

Etymology

From Japanese ??? (???, miai)

Noun

miai (uncountable)

1. Formal marriage interview, marriage meeting.
2. In the game of go, the situation where two plays are available such that if one player takes one, the opponent will take the other one. The term applies most commonly when both possibilities give the same result.

Synonyms

• (formal marriage interview): omiai

Translations

See also

• blind date

Anagrams

• AIIM, Imai

Italian

Noun

miai m

1. plural of miao

Usage notes

• Officially miao is invariant, but the plural is actually used.

Portuguese

Verb

miai

1. Second-person plural (vós) affirmative imperative of miar