Wiktionary

kini

See also: Kini, -kini, and kini-

Bikol CentralEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

kiní

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

Derived termsEdit

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Compare Waray-Waray kini.

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ni

NounEdit

kini

  1. the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

HawaiianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tini.[1]

NounEdit

kini

  1. a multitude

NumberEdit

kini

  1. forty thousand

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English king.[1]

NounEdit

kini

  1. a king, as in cards

Etymology 3Edit

Borrowed from English kin.[1]

NounEdit

kini

  1. kin, relative

Etymology 4Edit

Borrowed from English gin.[1]

NounEdit

kini

  1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 5Edit

Borrowed from English tin.[1]

NounEdit

kini

  1. tin
  2. a tin can or pail

Etymology 6Edit

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

NounEdit

kini

  1. the best marble in a game of marbles

Etymology 7Edit

borrowed from English zinc.[1]

NounEdit

kini

  1. zinc

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 “kini” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986, 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

IbanEdit

PronunciationEdit

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

AdverbEdit

kini

  1. (interrogative) to where

IndonesianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay kini.

AdjectiveEdit

kini

  1. current, present
    Synonym: sekarang

AdverbEdit

kini

  1. now, today

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

JamamadíEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kini

  1. (Banawá) green

ReferencesEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

kini

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きに

JavaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Clipping of kien ki

DeterminerEdit

kini

  1. (Cirebon) this, these

MalayEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kini (Jawi spelling کيني‎)

  1. present, current
    masa kini
    the present time

AdverbEdit

kini (Jawi spelling کيني‎)

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

SynonymsEdit

Further readingEdit

MaoriEdit

Etymology 1Edit

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

VerbEdit

kini

  1. to pinch, to nip
  2. to pinch off
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

Borrowed from English guinea.

NounEdit

kini

  1. a guinea (the coin)

Naga PidginEdit

EtymologyEdit

Derived from Assamese কিনা (kina).

VerbEdit

kini

  1. buy

To'abaitaEdit

NounEdit

kini

  1. woman

ReferencesEdit

  • Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita

YorubaEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

kíni

  1. to greet someone

Derived termsEdit

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