ani

English

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑː.ni/

  • Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːni

Noun

ani (plural anis)

1. Any 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
• Category:Crotophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪnaɪ/
• Rhymes: -eɪnaɪ

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) “ani”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎, Basel, pages 322–325
• Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)‎, Basel, page 332
• 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

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Albanian

Etymology

Cognate to tani (“now, at present, then”), from Proto-Albanian *nū, from Proto-Indo-European *nū (“now”) (cognate to Sanskrit नू (nū, “now”)). Occurs in coordination with other particles, compare nani, nime.

Further related to Arvanitika Albanian αί (e, “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

   Ani, në rregull.

   Well, all right.

   Gheg examples:

   Ani de?

   So what?

   Ani de...

   Well then...

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

   Ani kush po qesh!

   As if someone (specific) should laugh! / Oh look who's laughing!

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

   Ani mori nuse...

   Well, (oh) you bride...

   (traditional wedding song)

References

Further reading

• adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)

Baure

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈani/

Noun

ani

1. sky

Biloxi

Alternative forms

• ni

Etymology

From Proto-Siouan *wa-rį́• (“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

From niani. Compare Tagalog ganito, Tagalog nito, Uneapa ani.

Adverb

ani

1. like this

Chickasaw

Etymology

Compare Choctaw ani, Alabama aɬi, Koasati athilaho̱. Compare also Timucua ule (“fruit”) or Tunica elu (“to bear fruit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ni/

Verb

ani (short verb)

1. (stative, intransitive, nominal subject) to produce or bear fruit
2. (active voice, transitive, nominal object) to stuff
3. (active voice, ditransitive, tri-plural or mass object) to put in, to pour in

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

Related terms

• fokhi (singular object)
• abihili (dual object)
• aani

Choctaw

Alternative forms

• ʋni (traditional)
• ạni (Byington/Swanton)

Etymology

Cognate with Chickasaw ani, Alabama aɬi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aní(ʔ)/
• Transcription: ani'

Noun

ani (inalienable)

1. berry
2. nut
3. fruit

Declension

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech ani, from Proto-Slavic *ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

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Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or (in negative)

   Do Prahy nepojedu ani v sobotu ani v pátek. ― I will go to Prague neither on Saturday nor on Friday.

2. even (with negative clause)

   Ani nevím, jestli to udělá. ― I don't even know if he will do it.

   Ani náhodou! ― No way!

   Ani nedutal. ― He stood still; He didn't even blink.

Further reading

• ani in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• ani in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

ani

1. plural of anus

Esperanto

Etymology

From ano +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: an‧i

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, Kontraŭmilita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151

     La ĉefroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio

     The main characters belong to two generations of one family

Conjugation

Conjugation of ani present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense anas anis anos active participle ananta anantaj aninta anintaj anonta anontaj acc. anantan anantajn anintan anintajn anontan anontajn nominal active participle ananto anantoj aninto anintoj anonto anontoj acc. ananton anantojn aninton anintojn anonton anontojn adverbial active participle anante aninte anonte infinitive ani imperative anu conditional anus

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑni/,
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Syllabification^(key): a‧ni

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *ani (compare Karelian ani, Veps ańi).

Adverb

ani

1. very, extremely

Usage notes

Except for some archaic expressions, used only to strengthen the words harvoin, harva (“few”), harvinainen, varhain and varhainen. Sometimes the words are written together, but this is deemed incorrect by language authorities, who decree that ani be spelled as a separate word.

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

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

Anagrams

• ain, nai

French

Noun

ani m (plural anis)

1. ani (bird)

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *änI(ɣ), from Proto-Eskimo *aNǝ-Lɣun. Cognate with Inuktitut ᐊᓂ (ani), and Nunatsiavummiutut anik.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛ.ni/

Noun

ani (plural anit)

1. a girl's elder brother

Declension

References

• ani in Katersat

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aŋi, from Proto-Central Pacific *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *haŋin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/,

Verb

ani

1. to blow softly (as a breeze)
2. to beckon; wave

Derived terms

• hoʻāni (“to let wind”)
• aniani (“cool, refreshing”)

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “ani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ni/
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: à‧ni

Noun

ani m

1. plural of ano

Anagrams

• -ina, ain

Japanese

Romanization

ani

1. Rōmaji transcription of あに

Karao

Noun

ani

1. rice harvest

Kashubian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲi/
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

Particle

ani

1. not even

Further reading

• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “ani”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎, volume 1, page 26
• “ani”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Kriol

Etymology 1

Inherited from English honey.

Noun

ani

1. honey

Etymology 2

Inherited from English only.

Adverb

ani

1. only

Ladin

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Latin

Noun

ānī

1. inflection of ānus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

References

• ani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Masurian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction

ani

1. (sometimes repeated) neither, nor, or

Particle

ani

1. (with other negation) even; not even; not at all

Further reading

• Zofia Stamirowska (1987-2021) “ani”, in Anna Basara, editor, Słownik gwar Ostródzkiego, Warmii i Mazur‎, volume 1, Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich Wydawnictwo Polskiej Akademii Nauk, →ISBN, pages 124-125

Middle English

Alternative forms

• aniȝ, any, ayny, æniȝ, eani, eni, eniȝ, ony, oony

Etymology

From Old English ǣniġ, āniġ (“any”), from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaniː/, /ˈɛniː/, /ˈɔniː/
• (early) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːniː/, /ˈɛːniː/

Determiner

ani

1. any

Descendants

• English: any
• Geordie English: ony
• Scots: ony, onie
• Yola: aany, any

References

• “anī, limiting adj..”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Nupe

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.nĩ́/

Adverb

aní

1. already

   Mi jin u aní. ― I've done it already.

   A gí yangíci kpáátá aní, u á zo. ― They've eaten all the food already, it's finished.

   Ǹdá á bici aní. ― Father had run off.

Usage notes

• Used to form the present perfect tense, and can be used with á for emphasis or to express the pluperfect.

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈaɲi/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈaɲi/

Conjunction

ani

1. and not
2. nor
3. (repeated) neither … nor
4. (comparative) than
5. but neither

Particle

ani

1. even (in reality; implying an extreme example in the case mentioned, as compared to the implied reality)

Descendants

• Czech: ani

References

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “ani”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Old Irish

Pronoun

ani

1. Alternative spelling of aní

Old Polish

Alternative forms

• hani

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ani. First attested in 1386.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (10^th–15^th CE) /ani/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ani/

Conjunction

ani

1. connects negated elements; not, and not
2. (reduplicated) neither … nor

Derived terms

Particle

ani

1. not even

Descendants

• Polish: ani
• Silesian: ani

References

• B. Sieradzka-Baziur, editor (2011–2015), “ani”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN
• Boryś, Wiesław (2005) “ani”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego (in Polish), Kraków: Wydawnictwo Literackie, →ISBN
• Sławski, Franciszek (1958-1965) “ani”, in Jan Safarewicz, Andrzej Siudut, editors, Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological dictionary of the Polish language] (in Polish), Kraków: Towarzystwo Miłośników Języka Polskiego
• Bańkowski, Andrzej (2000) “ani”, in Etymologiczny słownik języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish)

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɲi/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: a‧ni
• Homophone: Ani

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

   Synonym: ni

   Antonyms: abo, albo, bądź, czy, i, lub, oraz

   Nie chce mi się ani jeść, ani pić. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

2. nary, not a, not even one

   Synonym: ni

   Nie było ani jednego ciasteczka. ― There wasn't even a single cookie.

Particle

ani

1. (Middle Polish) not even
2. (Middle Polish) not also; Further details are uncertain.
   • 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum‎, page 692a:

     Nec, et Neque - Ani tez.

   • 1588, Ambrogio Calepino, Dictionarium decem linguarum‎, page 691b:

     Ne - Nie, ani.

3. (Middle Polish) The meaning of this term is uncertain.
   • 1501–1558, Zapiski i roty polskie‎:

     Jakom ya slachathnegonego pawla segzowa nyeothbyla gwalthem oth kmyecza yego sbyeglego zvrzadem zyemskyem a nym gwalthv szwolala (a ny) y dalyey wedluk posw.

Derived terms

Trivia

According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), ani is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 46 times in scientific texts, 13 times in news, 42 times in essays, 117 times in fiction, and 116 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 333 times, making it the 151st most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

References

Further reading

• ani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “ani”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
• “ANI”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2011 April 2
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “ani”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 37

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

ani

1. plural of an

Romansch

Alternative forms

• anè (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• anel (Surmiran)

Etymology

From Latin ānellus (“finger ring”).

Noun

ani m (plural anials or aneals)

1. (Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ring

Shona

Pronoun

aní (plural vanáaní)

1. (interrogative) who

Sidamo

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʔani, from Proto-Afroasiatic *ˀanāku. Cognates include Afar anú, Hadiyya ane, Oromo ani and Somali aniga, furthermore Amharic እኔ (ʾəne).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈani/
• Hyphenation: a‧ni

Pronoun

ani

1. I

See also

References

• Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia, page 70

Silesian

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish ani. By surface analysis, univerbation of a +‎ ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Conjunction

ani

1. neither, nor, or

Particle

ani

1. not even

Further reading

• ani in silling.org

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Conjunction

ani

1. neither
2. nor

   Nechce sa mi ani jesť ani piť. ― I feel neither like eating nor drinking.

3. even (with negative clause)

   Ani neviem. ― I don't even know.

Further reading

• “ani”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih (“harvest”), from Proto-Austronesian *qaniS (“harvest”). Compare Aklanon ani, Cebuano ani, and Tausug ani.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔani/,
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Noun

ani (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. harvest; crop
2. act of harvesting
3. (figurative) outcome of one's work; consequence of one's effort

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Univerbation of clipping of wika ni.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈni/,
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Adverb

aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. said by; according to (used before names of persons)

Derived terms

Related terms

• anang

See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈni/,
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: a‧ni

Noun

aní (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜈᜒ)

1. loathing; disgust

Derived terms

Further reading

• “ani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*qaniS”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qanih.

Noun

ani

1. harvest

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic آنِيّ (ʔāniyy, “timely, present”).

Adjective

ani

1. sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)

Derived terms

• aniden

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(ia-)ni, from Proto-Austronesian *(ia-)ni. Compare Cebuano ani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ani/

Pronoun

ani

1. this

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 367

Venetian

Noun

ani

1. plural of ano

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ani.

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) “абсолютно, весьма, вообще, довольно, как раз, крайне, очень, практически, совершенно, чрезвычайно”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Zaghawa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔanɪ/

Noun

ani

1. ant-eater
2. arrow

References

• Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad