lani

See also: Lani, laní, lání, łani, and laŋɪ-

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaɲɪ]

Noun

lani f

1. dative/vocative/locative singular of laň

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ni/, [ˈlɐ.ni]

Noun

lani

1. sky, heavens, firmament

   uhi mai ka lani pō

   the night sky spreads forth; said of ignorance

2. heaven

   mai ka lani nō ā ka honua

   from heaven to earth; said of something done quickly, without rhyme or reason

3. air

   māewa lani

   swinging in the air

4. majesty, very high chief, king

   ua kapauʻu ka lani

   the high chief is greatly disturbed

5. host

Descendants

• ⇒ Hawaiian: Lani
  • → English: Lani

Verb

lani

1. (stative) to be heavenly, celestial

   palapala mahola lani

   celestial projection map

2. (stative) to be divine

   mana weu lani

   branch with divine foliage; said of a chief

3. (stative) to be spiritual

   ʻai lani

   spiritual food

4. (stative) to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic

   e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe

   you are sheltering the royal favorite

Ido

Noun

lani

1. plural of lano

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: la‧ni

Participle

lani

1. virile nominative/vocative plural of lany

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• lane

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Slovene láni, Czech loni, vloni, Slovak vlani, Russian лони́ (loní), and Latin ōlim (“once”).

Adverb

lȃni (Cyrillic spelling ла̑ни)

1. last year

Derived terms

• lanjski

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian lȃni, Czech loni, vloni, Russian лони́ (loní), and Latin ōlim (“once”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /làːni/

Adverb

láni

1. last year

Further reading

• “lani”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran