tani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tani"

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ta ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (it). Cognate to Lithuanian tadà (then, thereupon) and Sanskrit तदा (ta-dā́, then). The second element is from Proto-Albanian *nu, from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate to English now.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [taˈni]

Adverb

tani

  1. now; at present

Anagrams

Balinese

Romanization

tani

  1. Romanization of ᬣᬦᬶ (farmer).

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French tanner and English tan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtani]
  • Audio:
    (file)
  • Rhymes: -ani
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ni

Verb

tani (present tanas, past tanis, future tanos, conditional tanus, volitive tanu)

  1. (transitive) to tan (leather)

Conjugation

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtani]
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ni

Etymology 1

From Malay tani, from Tamil தானி (tāṉi, place), from Pali ṭhāna (place), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).[1]

Noun

tani (first-person possessive taniku, second-person possessive tanimu, third-person possessive taninya)

  1. farming
  2. (archaic) the outer gate of the palace.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

tani (first-person possessive taniku, second-person possessive tanimu, third-person possessive taninya)

  1. (archaic) ropes on the boat to secure the mast.
    Synonym: temberang

References

  1. Tom Hoogervorst (2017 December 31) Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies, ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

tani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たに

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tani/
  • Rhymes: -ani, -ni

Noun

tani (Jawi spelling تاني, informal 1st possessive taniku, 2nd possessive tanimu)

  1. (literal) man; person - See derived terms below.

Derived terms

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tun'ь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ɲi/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲi
  • Syllabification: ta‧ni
  • Homophone: Tani

Adjective

tani (comparative tańszy, superlative najtańszy, derived adverb tanio)

  1. cheap (low in price)
    Antonym: drogi

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
nouns
verb

Descendants

  • Belarusian: та́нны (tánny)

Further reading

  • tani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English ton.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

tani (n class, plural tani)

  1. A ton (a short ton, a long ton, or a metric ton/tonne)

Unami

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈtani]

Adverb

tani

  1. where?
  2. how?

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tani”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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