Kini

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

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Kinig
• Kenig
• Kineng

Etymology

Cognate with German König.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʰiːni/, /kʰeːne/

Noun

Kini m (feminine Kenigin)

1. king

Hawaiian

Etymology

kini (“multitude”), and short for compound names containing this word. Also the Hawaiian form of English Jane, Jennie and Jean.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈki.ni/, [ˈti.ni]

Proper noun

Kini

1. a male given name from Hawaiian
2. a female given name from Hawaiian
3. King (English surname)

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert ,Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kini occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 17 men.

Maori

Proper noun

Kini

1. Guinea (a country in West Africa)

Rarotongan

Etymology

Borrowed from English Guinea.

Proper noun

Kini

1. Guinea (a country in West Africa)