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Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ki‧ni
- IPA(key): /kiˈni/,
Noun
kiní
- shudder, shake
- Synonym: takig
- tremble
- Synonyms: kibig, kubog
Derived terms
Cebuano
Etymology
Compare Waray-Waray kini.
Pronunciation
Noun
kini
- the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tini.
Noun
kini
- a multitude
Number
kini
- forty thousand
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English king.
Noun
kini
- a king, as in cards
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English kin.
Noun
kini
- kin, relative
Etymology 4
Borrowed from English gin.
Noun
kini
- gin (alcoholic beverage)
Etymology 5
Borrowed from English tin.
Noun
kini
- tin
- a tin can or pail
Etymology 6
Possibly borrowed from English tin. However, there is no such term included in online marble glossaries.
Noun
kini
- the best marble in a game of marbles
Etymology 7
borrowed from English zinc.
Noun
kini
- zinc
References
Iban
Pronunciation
Adverb
kini
- (interrogative) to where
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kini.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkini/
- Hyphenation: ki‧ni
Adjective
kini
- current, present
- Synonym: sekarang
Adverb
kini
- now, today
Derived terms
Further reading
Jamamadí
Adjective
kini
- (Banawá) green
References
Japanese
Romanization
kini
- Rōmaji transcription of きに
Javanese
Etymology
Clipping of kien ki
Determiner
kini
- (Cirebon) this, these
Malay
Pronunciation
Adjective
kini (Jawi spelling کيني)
- present, current
- masa kini
- the present time
Adverb
kini (Jawi spelling کيني)
- now, today
- kini terdapat di kedai yang berdekatan
- now available in your nearest store
Synonyms
Further reading
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *kini. Compare Hawaiian ʻiniki (“to pinch, to nip; to be sharp and piercing”, intransitive), ʻiniʻini (“to pinch”, transitive).
Verb
kini
- to pinch, to nip
- to pinch off
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English guinea.
Noun
kini
- a guinea (the coin)
Naga Pidgin
Etymology
Derived from Assamese কিনা (kina).
Verb
kini
- buy
To'abaita
Noun
kini
- woman
References
- Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita
Yoruba
Etymology
From kí (“to greet”) + ẹni (“a person”)
Pronunciation
Verb
kíni
- to greet someone
Derived terms