uni

English

Etymology 1

Clipping of university.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.ni/

• Audio (AU)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uːni

Noun

uni (plural unis)

1. (colloquial, chiefly British, Nigeria, Australia, New Zealand, Canada) University.

   I'm going to uni after I leave school.

   Turn left when you reach the uni.

Usage notes

Canadian usage is limited to prepositional phrases like to uni or at uni and cannot be used as a countable noun (as in *the uni or *unis).

Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 雲丹.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.niː/
• Rhymes: -uːni

Noun

uni (uncountable)

1. Sea urchin eaten as sushi.
   • 2013 July 16, Ken Belson, “In Japan, Searching for Prized Sea Urchins”, in The New York Times‎:

     The ikura popped in my mouth, the hotate was buttery soft and the uni was creamy and sweet without a seafood aftertaste, the kind of freshness I was hoping we would encounter when we left Tokyo.

Anagrams

• NUI, Niu

Albanian

Alternative forms

• uri — Tosk
• uja — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *un-, from Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁- (“to love”). Cognate to English wish, Latin venia (“indulgence, kindness”).

Noun

uni f (definite unia)

1. hunger

Synonyms

• oreks

References

Anauyá

Noun

uni

1. water

References

• Čestmír Loukotka, ‎Johannes Wilbert (editor), Classification of South American Indian Languages (1968, Los Angeles: Latin American Studies Center, University of California), page(s) ?
• native-languages.org

Baniwa

Noun

uni

1. water
2. river

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, →ISBN

Dutch

Etymology

From French uni.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Adjective

uni (not comparable)

1. plain, monocoloured

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une, cognate to Finnish uni, Votic uni, Ludian uńi, and Erzya он (on, “dream”).

Noun

uni (genitive une, partitive und)

1. sleep

   Mul ei tule und. ― I can't sleep. (literally, “Sleep is not coming on me.”)

2. dream

   Ma nägin unes suurt põtra. ― I saw a big elk in my dream.

Declension

Derived terms

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

uni

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *une. Cognates include Erzya он (on), Western Mari ом (om).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuni/,
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification^(key): u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. sleep (state of reduced consciousness)

   Synonym: unitila

   saada unen päästä kiinni ― can get sleep (literally, “to be able to catch sleep”)

   saada unta ― to get sleep, can get sleep

   syvässä unessa ― sound asleep

   En saanut unen päästä kiinni.

   I could not get sleep.

   Etkö saa unta?

   Are you having trouble sleeping? / Are you having trouble falling asleep?

2. dream (imaginary events seen in the mind while sleeping; neutral term, not implied positive)

   Synonym: unennäkö

   nähdä unta ― to have a dream

   unien selittäminen / unista ennustaminen ― oneiromancy

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• painajainen

Further reading

• “uni”, 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 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• uin

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /y.ni/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -i

Etymology 1

Participle

uni (feminine unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. past participle of unir

Adjective

uni (feminine unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. united

Derived terms

• Organisation des Nations Unies
• unis comme les doigts de la main

Etymology 2

Clipping of uniforme

Adjective

uni (feminine unie, masculine plural unis, feminine plural unies)

1. having only one color, feature, etc.

Etymology 3

Clipping of université. Compare standard French univ.

Noun

uni f (plural unis)

1. (Switzerland, informal) university

   Synonyms: univ, fac

Further reading

• “uni”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• nui

German

Etymology

18th century, from French uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʏni/, /ˈyːni/, (unusual) /yˈniː/

• Audio

  (file)

Adjective

uni (indeclinable)

1. (of clothes, fabrics, chiefly predicative) unicolour, single-colour

   Synonym: einfarbig

Ilocano

Noun

uni

1. sound; noise; voice

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch unie, from French union, from Latin ūniō f.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: uni

Noun

uni

1. union,
   1. the act of uniting or joining two or more things into one.
   2. that which is united; something formed by a combination of parts or members.

      Uni Eropa ― European Union

      Uni Soviet ― Soviet Union

      Synonyms: perserikatan, persatuan, ikatan

Further reading

• “uni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognate with Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈuni/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈuni/,
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

   paha uni ― bad dream

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 623

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni/
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation: ù‧ni

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Numeral

uni

1. masculine plural of uno

Pronoun

uni m pl

1. plural of uno

Etymology 2

Clipping of università.

Noun

uni f (invariable)

1. (Switzerland, informal) university

Further reading

• uni in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• uni in Dizionario di Italiano online - La Repubblica
• uni in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• uni in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• uni in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• uni in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• uni in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• uni in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Japanese

Romanization

uni

1. Rōmaji transcription of うに
2. Rōmaji transcription of ウニ

Javanese

Romanization

uni

1. Romanization of ꦲꦸꦤꦶ

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognates include Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʲi/
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni (genitive unen, partitive unta or unda)

1. sleep
2. dream

Declension

References

• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “сон”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN
• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “un'i”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN

Ladin

Adjective

uni (invariable)

1. every

Latin

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.niː/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni/,

Numeral

ūnī

1. inflection of ūnus:
   1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
   2. dative masculine/feminine/neuter singular

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognates include Finnish uni and Estonian uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʲi/
• Hyphenation: u‧ni
• Rhymes: -unʲi

Noun

uni (genitive unen, partitive undu)

1. sleep
2. dream

Declension

3=n

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “uni”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Lokono

Etymology

From Proto-Arawak *hunia.

Noun

uni

1. rain

References

• de Goeje, C. H. (1928) The Arawak Language of Guiana‎, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 255

Ludian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni. Cognates include Finnish uni and Veps uni.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈunʲi/
• Rhymes: -unʲi
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. dream

Declension

References

• Juho Kujola (1944) Lyydiläismurteiden sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 465
• M. Pahomov (2022) “uni”, in Lüüdi-venän, venä-lüüdin sanakirdʹ‎, Helsinki: Lüüdilaine Siebr, →ISBN, page 181

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uni/

Etymology 1

From (Western) Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *buñi. Cognate Malay bunyi.

Noun

uni

1. sound, voice

   Synonyms: ābhā, dhwani, śabda, swabawa, swara, wacana, wuni

2. content

Alternative forms

• wuni

Derived terms

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦸꦤꦶ (uni)

Etymology 2

Preposition

uni

1. Alternative spelling of ṅūni, ṅūnin (“before”)

Etymology 3

Noun

uni

1. Alternative spelling of wuni (“secret”)

Further reading

• "uni" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Omagua

Noun

uni

1. water

References

• Robert Gordon Latham, Elements of Comparative Philology

Piapoco

Noun

uni

1. water
2. river

References

• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, →ISBN
• Lińguas arawak da Amazônia setentrional (2001), page 570 (úuni)

Portuguese

Verb

uni

1. inflection of unir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Romanian

Etymology

From un, or from Latin ūnīre, present active infinitive of ūniō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈni/

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

a uni (third-person singular present unește, past participle unit) 4th conj.

1. to unite, merge, join

   Antonym: dezuni

Conjugation

Derived terms

• unire

Related terms

• unic
• un, unu

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuni/
• Rhymes: -uni
• Syllabification: u‧ni

Noun

uni f (plural unis)

1. Clipping of universidad (“university”); uni

Tariana

Alternative forms

• úuni, húuni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uːni/

Noun

uni

1. water
2. waterway, river; body of water, lake; anything watery

Usage notes

• The precise meaning of the word is clarified by using classifiers.

References

• Languages of the Amazon (2012, →ISBN
• Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Robert M. W. Dixon, Areal Diffusion and Genetic Inheritance (2006, →ISBN

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni/

Verb

uni

1. (transitive) alternative form of wuni (“to watch”)

Conjugation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni.

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

Inflection

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “сон”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *uni.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈuni/,
• Rhymes: -uni
• Hyphenation: u‧ni

Noun

uni

1. sleep
2. dream

Inflection

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “uni”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɨ̞ni/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈiːni/, /ˈɪni/

Verb

uni

1. second-person singular present/future of uno

West Makian

Etymology

Cognate with Ternate au (“blood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.n̪i/

Noun

uni

1. blood

Alternative forms

• wuni

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎, Pacific linguistics
• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics