tani

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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

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):
  • 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

Conjugation of tani
present past future
singular plural singular plural singular plural
tense tanas tanis tanos
active participle tananta tanantaj taninta tanintaj tanonta tanontaj
acc. tanantan tanantajn tanintan tanintajn tanontan tanontajn
passive participle tanata tanataj tanita tanitaj tanota tanotaj
acc. tanatan tanatajn tanitan tanitajn tanotan tanotajn
nominal active participle tananto tanantoj taninto tanintoj tanonto tanontoj
acc. tananton tanantojn taninton tanintojn tanonton tanontojn
nominal passive participle tanato tanatoj tanito tanitoj tanoto tanotoj
acc. tanaton tanatojn taniton tanitojn tanoton tanotojn
adverbial active participle tanante taninte tanonte
adverbial passive participle tanate tanite tanote
infinitive tani imperative tanu conditional tanus

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tani (plural tani-tani)

  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 (plural tani-tani)

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

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from English pirate.

Adjective

tani

  1. (colloquial) pirate (illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself)
    Synonym: bajakan

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

Javanese

Romanization

tani

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦤꦶ

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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 Old Polish *tuni, from Proto-Slavic *tuňь.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. cheap (low in price)
    Antonym: drogi

Declension

Derived terms

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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

Noun

tani class IX (plural tani class X)

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

Unami

Pronunciation

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