Wiktionary

kini

See also: Kini, -kini, kini-, and ki ni

Bikol Central edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ni
  • IPA(key): /kiˈni/, [kiˈn̪i]

Noun edit

kiní

  1. shudder, shake
    Synonym: takig
  2. tremble
    Synonyms: kibig, kubog

Derived terms edit

Cebuano edit

Etymology edit

Compare Waray-Waray kini.

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Noun edit

kini

  1. the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Hawaiian edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tini.[1]

Noun edit

kini

  1. a multitude

Number edit

kini

  1. forty thousand

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English king.[1]

Noun edit

kini

  1. a king, as in cards

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from English kin.[1]

Noun edit

kini

  1. kin, relative

Etymology 4 edit

Borrowed from English gin.[1]

Noun edit

kini

  1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 5 edit

Borrowed from English tin.[1]

Noun edit

kini

  1. tin
  2. a tin can or pail

Etymology 6 edit

Possibly borrowed from English tin.[1] However, there is no such term included in online marble glossaries.[2][3][4]

Noun edit

kini

  1. the best marble in a game of marbles

Etymology 7 edit

borrowed from English zinc.[1]

Noun edit

kini

  1. zinc

References edit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kini”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, entry at Wehewehe.org here
  2. ^ A Glossary of Marble Players' Terms, http://www.americantoymarbles.com/glossary.htm
  3. ^ Marble Terminology, http://www.dougsmithart.com/wordpress_site2/marble-terminology/
  4. ^ Streetplay.com Marbles Glossary, http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/marbles/marbleglossary.shtml

Iban edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ki.niə]
  • Rhymes: -ni
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Adverb edit

kini

  1. (interrogative) to where

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Malay kini.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈkini/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Adjective edit

kini

  1. current, present
    Synonym: sekarang

Adverb edit

kini

  1. now, today

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Jamamadí edit

Adjective edit

kini

  1. (Banawá) green

References edit

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

kini

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きに

Javanese edit

Etymology edit

Clipping of kien ki

Determiner edit

kini

  1. (Cirebon) this, these

Malay edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)

  1. present, current
    masa kini
    the present time

Adverb edit

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)

  1. now, today
    kini terdapat di kedai yang berdekatan
    now available in your nearest store

Synonyms edit

Further reading edit

Maori edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Proto-Polynesian *kini. Compare Hawaiian ʻiniki (“to pinch, to nip; to be sharp and piercing”, intransitive), ʻiniʻini (“to pinch”, transitive).

Verb edit

kini

  1. to pinch, to nip
  2. to pinch off
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from English guinea.

Noun edit

kini

  1. a guinea (the coin)

Naga Pidgin edit

Etymology edit

Derived from Assamese কিনা (kina).

Verb edit

kini

  1. buy

To'abaita edit

Noun edit

kini

  1. woman

References edit

  • Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita

Yoruba edit

Etymology edit

From kí (“to greet”) +‎ ẹni (“a person”)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

kíni

  1. to greet someone

Derived terms edit

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