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

Cebuano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: wa‧ni

Etymology 1 edit

Compare wani.

Verb edit

wani

  1. to misplace

Etymology 2 edit

Compare Malay kwini and English kuweni.

Noun edit

wani

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

Quotations edit

Fore edit

Noun edit

wani

  1. water

References edit

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

Hausa edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /wá.ní/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wə́.nɪ́]

Pronoun edit

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

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

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

wani

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

Javanese edit

Romanization edit

wani

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦤꦶ

Kriol edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronoun edit

wani

  1. (interrogative) what

Synonyms edit

Maori edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from English swan.

Noun edit

wani

  1. swan

Ngazidja Comorian edit

Noun edit

wani class 11 (plural mani class 6)

  1. leaf

References edit

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

Old Javanese edit

Adjective edit

wani

  1. Alternative spelling of wāni

Sranan Tongo edit

Etymology edit

From English want.

Verb edit

wani

  1. to want

Noun edit

wani

  1. desire

Tagalog edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: wa‧ni
  • IPA(key): /ˈwani/, [ˈwa.nɪ]
  • IPA(key): /waˈni/, [wɐˈni]

Noun edit

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 edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

wanî (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

  1. (obsolete) cleanliness
    Synonym: kalinisan
Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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