nani
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 何 (nani).
Interjection
nani
Anagrams
Choctaw
Alternative forms
- nʋni (traditional)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *θaθiCo. Cognate with Chickasaw nani (“fish”), Creek rvro (“fish”), and possibly Natchez nini (“fish”).
Pronunciation
Noun
nani (alienable)
- fish (animal)
Declension
possessive (alienable) | singular | paucal | plural |
---|---|---|---|
first-person ("my, our") | a̱nani | pi̱nani | hapi̱nani |
second-person ("thy, your") | chi̱nani | hachi̱nani | |
third-person ("his, her, its, their") |
i̱nani |
Hawaiian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Verb
nani
Inupiaq
Pronoun
nani
Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
nani
Noun
nani m pl
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
nani
Krio
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nàní
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.niː/, [ˈnäːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.ni/, [ˈnäːni]
Noun
nānī
Lele (Guinea)
Numeral
nani
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
nani
- maternal grandmother
- Synonym: granmer
Miskito
Particle
nani
- Follows a noun to mark that noun as being plural.
Mwani
Pronoun
nani
Romanian
Etymology
Probably an expressive or onomatopoetic creation, imitative of infantile sounds. Compare Greek νανι (nani), Bulgarian нани (nani), Italian ninnananna, Spanish nana, etc.
Interjection
nani
Noun
nani
See also
Swahili
Pronunciation
Adjective
-a nani (invariable)
- whose (belonging to whom, of whom)
Pronoun
nani
Derived terms
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy, compare Tagalog langoy.
Verb
nani
- to swim
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