nani
See also: Appendix:Variations of "nani"
English
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
- IPA(key): /nəní(ʔ)/
- Transcription: naní'
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
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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ni/
- Rhymes: -ani
- Hyphenation: nà‧ni
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.niː/, [ˈnäːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈna.ni/, [ˈnäːni]
Lele (Guinea)
Mauritian Creole
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nani/
Miskito
Particle
nani
- Follows a noun to mark that noun as being plural.
Mwani
Romanian
Etymology
Probably an expressive or onomatopoetic creation, imitative of infantile sounds. Compare Greek νανι (nani), Bulgarian нани (nani), Italian ninnananna, Spanish nana, etc.
See also
- nineri
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Derived terms
- ya nani
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