kanti

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See also: känti

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cantāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Rhymes: -anti
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ti

Verb

kanti (present kantas, past kantis, future kantos, conditional kantus, volitive kantu)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to sing
    Ni kantu ion.Let's sing something.
    Mi ne estas muzikema, sed mi ŝatas kanti en duŝo.I am not musical, but I like to sing in the shower.

Conjugation

Conjugation of kanti
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense kantas kantis kantos
active participle kantanta kantantaj kantinta kantintaj kantonta kantontaj
acc. kantantan kantantajn kantintan kantintajn kantontan kantontajn
passive participle kantata kantataj kantita kantitaj kantota kantotaj
acc. kantatan kantatajn kantitan kantitajn kantotan kantotajn
nominal active participle kantanto kantantoj kantinto kantintoj kantonto kantontoj
acc. kantanton kantantojn kantinton kantintojn kantonton kantontojn
nominal passive participle kantato kantatoj kantito kantitoj kantoto kantotoj
acc. kantaton kantatojn kantiton kantitojn kantoton kantotojn
adverbial active participle kantante kantinte kantonte
adverbial passive participle kantate kantite kantote
infinitive kanti imperative kantu conditional kantus

Derived terms

References

kanti”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], Sennacieca Asocio Tutmonda, 2020

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English canteen.

Pronunciation

Noun

kàntī m (plural kantunā̀, possessed form kàntin)

  1. shop, store

References

Ido

Pronunciation

Noun

kanti

  1. plural of kanto

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦤ꧀ꦛꦶ (kanthi, companion), from Old Javanese kaṇṭi (companion, ally), probably from Sanskrit कान्ता (kāntā, wife), कान्त (kānta, beloved).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.ti/
  • Rhymes: -ti, -i
  • Hyphenation: kan‧ti

Noun

kanti (plural kanti-kanti)

  1. (rare) friend (person whose company one enjoys)
    Synonyms: bendu, dongan, handai, handai tolan, kamerad, kanca, karib, kawan, kenalan, kolega, kontak, mitra, perepat, rafik, rekan, sahabat, saki, sejawat, sekutu, sobat, sohib, teman, tolan

Derived terms

Further reading

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit कान्ति (kānti). Cognate with Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀢𑀺 (kaṃti).

Noun

kanti f

  1. beauty
    Synonyms: sobhaṇa, sobhā, pabhāsa, vilāsa, sirī

Declension

References

Sranan Tongo

Verb

kanti

  1. to cast

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

kantî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜆᜒ)

  1. light or gentle hit or tap
    Synonyms: tapik, dantik, kalabit, haplos, sagi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kanti”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

Tocharian A

Noun

kanti ?

  1. gong, cymbal

Tocharian B

Noun

kanti ?

  1. bread

Zulu

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kantîː/

Adverb

kantî

  1. after all, however, nevertheless, notwithstanding
  2. in fact

Conjunction

kantî

  1. whereas

Interjection

kanti

  1. so what?, who cares?

References