# poni
## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Pony, from English pony.

### Noun

poni (genitive poni, partitive poni)
* pony
    Synonym: ponihobune

#### Declension
### Further reading

* poni in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English pony.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈponi/, [ˈpo̞ni]
* Rhymes: -oni
* Hyphenation: po‧ni

### Noun

poni
* pony

#### Declension

Possessive forms of poni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ponini
ponini
accusative
nom.
ponini
ponini
gen.
ponini
genitive
ponini
ponieni
partitive
poniani
ponejani
inessive
ponissani
poneissani
elative
ponistani
poneistani
illative
poniini
poneihini
adessive
ponillani
poneillani
ablative
poniltani
poneiltani
allative
ponilleni
poneilleni
essive
poninani
poneinani
translative
ponikseni
poneikseni
abessive
ponittani
poneittani
instructive
comitative
—poneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ponisi
ponisi
accusative
nom.
ponisi
ponisi
gen.
ponisi
genitive
ponisi
poniesi
partitive
poniasi
ponejasi
inessive
ponissasi
poneissasi
elative
ponistasi
poneistasi
illative
poniisi
poneihisi
adessive
ponillasi
poneillasi
ablative
poniltasi
poneiltasi
allative
ponillesi
poneillesi
essive
poninasi
poneinasi
translative
poniksesi
poneiksesi
abessive
ponittasi
poneittasi
instructive
comitative
—poneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ponimme
ponimme
accusative
nom.
ponimme
ponimme
gen.
ponimme
genitive
ponimme
poniemme
partitive
poniamme
ponejamme
inessive
ponissamme
poneissamme
elative
ponistamme
poneistamme
illative
poniimme
poneihimme
adessive
ponillamme
poneillamme
ablative
poniltamme
poneiltamme
allative
ponillemme
poneillemme
essive
poninamme
poneinamme
translative
poniksemme
poneiksemme
abessive
ponittamme
poneittamme
instructive
comitative
—poneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poninne
poninne
accusative
nom.
poninne
poninne
gen.
poninne
genitive
poninne
ponienne
partitive
ponianne
ponejanne
inessive
ponissanne
poneissanne
elative
ponistanne
poneistanne
illative
poniinne
poneihinne
adessive
ponillanne
poneillanne
ablative
poniltanne
poneiltanne
allative
ponillenne
poneillenne
essive
poninanne
poneinanne
translative
poniksenne
poneiksenne
abessive
ponittanne
poneittanne
instructive
comitative
—poneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poninsa
poninsa
accusative
nom.
poninsa
poninsa
gen.
poninsa
genitive
poninsa
poniensa
partitive
poniaan poniansa
ponejaan ponejansa
inessive
ponissaan ponissansa
poneissaan poneissansa
elative
ponistaan ponistansa
poneistaan poneistansa
illative
poniinsa
poneihinsa
adessive
ponillaan ponillansa
poneillaan poneillansa
ablative
poniltaan poniltansa
poneiltaan poneiltansa
allative
ponilleen ponillensa
poneilleen poneillensa
essive
poninaan poninansa
poneinaan poneinansa
translative
ponikseen poniksensa
poneikseen poneiksensa
abessive
ponittaan ponittansa
poneittaan poneittansa
instructive
comitative
—poneineen poneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* newforestinponi
* poninhäntä
* shetlanninponi
* ylämaanponi

### Further reading

* “poni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* opin, pino

## Friulian
### Alternative forms

* pogni

### Etymology

From Latin ponere.

### Verb

poni
* to put, place

#### Synonyms

* poiâ, puestâ, logâ, meti

#### Related terms

* deponi
* pondi
* puest
* pognet

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpo.ni/

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *boŋi (doublet of pō), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bəʀŋi (compare with Javanese wengi), from Proto-Austronesian *bəʀŋi.

#### Noun

poni
* purple (color/colour)

#### See also

Colors in Hawaiian · waihoʻoluʻu (layout · text) :
| keʻokeʻo | āhinahina | ʻeleʻele, pano |
| ʻulaʻula, ʻula, helo | alani; mākuʻe | melemele, lenalena |
| | ʻōmaʻomaʻo | |
| kīʻaha | ʻalalā | polū |
| | poni | ākala |

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Oceanic *pani (“to apply oil on body” – compare with Maori pani “to smear, to paint”, Tongan pani “to smear, to daub in oil; to stain; to cover with oil”, Samoan poni “dye”, Fijian vani “to oil one's hair [by passing through fingers]”).

#### Verb

poni
* to daub or smear oil
* to consecrate, to ordain (of bishops, Christian priests)
* to anoint, to crown (in biblical to modern Christian contexts)
* to appoint, to inaugurate

### Derived terms

* hoʻoponi

### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “poni”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 340
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “pani.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 100-1

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch pony, from English pony, from Scots powny, apparently from Middle French poulenet (“little foal”), ultimately from Late Latin pullanus (“young of an animal”), from pullus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈponi]
* Hyphenation: po‧ni

### Noun

poni (uncountable)
* pony, small horse
* (by extension) hairstyle with a fringe/bangs

#### Derived terms

* berponi

### Further reading

* “poni” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Italian
### Verb

poni
* inflection of porre:
** second-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* Ipno, ipno-, pino

## Latin
### Verb

pōnī
* present passive infinitive of pōnō

## Maltese
### Etymology

From English pony, perhaps through Italian pony. The pronunciation seems to be spelling-based as it does not quite fit either origin (if from Italian, we should expect /ɔː/, otherwise /ɔw/).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɔ.nɪ/

### Noun

poni m (plural ponijiet or ponis)
* pony (horse)

### See also

* żiemel

## Serbo-Croatian
### Noun

poni m (Cyrillic spelling пони)
* pony

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English pony.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈponi/ [ˈpo.ni]
* Rhymes: -oni
* Syllabification: po‧ni

### Noun

poni m (plural ponis)
* pony

### Further reading

* “poni”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10