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Estonian
Etymology
The ku- stem (from Proto-Finnic *ku-) with the terminative case suffix -ni. Compare Finnish kunnes and Votic kuniz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuni/,
- Rhymes: -uni
- Hyphenation: ku‧ni
Adverb
kuni (not comparable)
- up to, to (emphasising the limit of attainability of a phenomenon, a situation)
- Saal mahutab kuni 500 inimest. ― The hall can accommodate up to 500 people.
- Ma võin jääda siia kuni nädalaks. ― I could stay here for up to a week.
- Mäed on kuni kilomeeter kõrged. ― The mountains are up to a kilometre high.
- Heinamaa ulatus sooservast kuni põllu äärde välja. ― The grassland extended from the edge of the bog to the edge of the field.
- Nähtus ulatub tagasi kuni esiajaloolisse aega. ― The phenomenon dates back to prehistoric times.
Derived terms
Conjunction
kuni
- Indicating the time until which the action or situation expressed in the main clause will take place: until, till
- Magasin, kuni mind äratati. ― I slept until I was woken up.
- Tee seda, kuni pole hilja! ― Do it until it's not too late!
- Seni linnuke lendab, kuni ta pesa leiab. ― The bird flies till he finds a nest.
- Ta ootas, kuni teised järele jõudsid. ― He waited until the others caught up.
- (uncommon) while
- Linking words or phrases that indicate the scope of something: to
- Mul läheb aega veel viis kuni kümme minutit. ― It will take me another five to ten minutes.
- Kümne kuni kaheteistkümne päeva pärast kirjutatakse ta haiglast välja. ― After ten to twelve days (s)he will be discharged from hospital.
- kuue- kuni kaheksa-aastased lapsed ― children aged six to eight
- Seene kübar on kollakas- kuni kahvatupruun. ― The mushroom cap is yellowish to pale brown.
Preposition
kuni (+ terminative case)
- up to, to; until, till (emphasises the boundary marked by a noun up to which something occurs)
- Saadan sind kuni järgmise tänavanurgani. ― I'll walk you to the next street corner.
- Käed olid kuni küünarnukkideni sidemeis. ― My hands were bandaged up to the elbows.
- Töötasin sellel kohal kuni 1965. aastani. ― I worked at this place until 1965.
- Pidutseti kuni keskööni. ― They partied till midnight.
- Ma ei unusta seda kuni surmatunnini. ― I won't forget it till the hour of my death.
- See komme on säilinud kuni tänapäevani. ― This custom has survived to this day.
- Kotka tiibade siruulatus küünib kuni 2 meetrini. ― The eagle's wingspan reaches up to 2 metres.
- Kõik oli kuni pisiasjadeni läbi mõeldud. ― Everything was planned down to the last detail.
- Võttis riided kuni särgini seljast. ― He took his clothes off down to his shirt.
Usage notes
The preposition can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence, due to the terminative case, which the preposition takes, having the exact same function.
References
- kuni in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “kuni”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Gothic
Romanization
kuni
- Romanization of 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹
Hausa
Pronunciation
Noun
kùnî m (possessed form kùnîn)
- (pharmacology) quinine
Japanese
Romanization
kuni
- Rōmaji transcription of くに
Polish
Etymology
From kuna + -i.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈku.ɲi/
- Rhymes: -uɲi
- Syllabification: ku‧ni
Adjective
kuni (not comparable, no derived adverb)
- (relational) marten (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of martens)
Declension
Declension of kuni (soft)
Further reading
- kuni in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
kuni (Cyrillic spelling куни)
- dative/locative singular of kuna
Verb
kuni (Cyrillic spelling куни)
- second-person singular imperative of kleti
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kʊ́nì.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuni
- plural of ukuni: firewood