wani

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See also: wa'ni, Wani, and wani-

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧ni

Etymology 1

Compare wani.

Verb

wani

  1. to misplace

Etymology 2

Compare Malay kwini and English kuweni.

Noun

wani

  1. the Saipan mango (Mangifera odorata)
  2. fruit of this tree

Quotations

Fore

Noun

wani

  1. water

References

  • The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

Hausa

Pronunciation

Pronoun

wani m (feminine wata, plural wasu, alternate plural waɗansu)

  1. someone
  2. some, a certain, another
  3. (as a demonstrative) a, some

Japanese

Romanization

wani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わに
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ワニ

Javanese

Romanization

wani

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦤꦶ

Kriol

Alternative forms

Pronoun

wani

  1. (interrogative) what

Synonyms

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English swan.

Noun

wani

  1. swan

Ngazidja Comorian

Noun

wani class 11 (plural mani class 6)

  1. leaf

References

  • wani” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Old Javanese

Adjective

wani

  1. Alternative spelling of wāni

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English want.

Verb

wani

  1. to want

Noun

wani

  1. desire

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧ni
  • IPA(key): /ˈwani/,
  • IPA(key): /waˈni/,

Noun

wani or waní (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

  1. help; assistance
    Synonyms: tulong, ayuda
  2. custom; manner of doing; habit
    Synonyms: ugali, gawi, kostumbre, kaugalian, kinaugalian, kagawian, kinagawian
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: wa‧ni
  • IPA(key): /waˈniʔ/,

Noun

wanî (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

  1. (obsolete) cleanliness
    Synonym: kalinisan
Derived terms

Further reading

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