# kani
## Ainu
### Etymology

Contraction of kuani.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [káꜜnʲì]

### Pronoun

kani (Kana spelling カニ)
* (Saru dialect) I (first-person singular subject pronoun)

### See also

| person | isolated form | affix form | affix form | affix form |
| person | isolated form | nominative | objective |
| first | singular | kuani, kani$^1$ | ku=, k=$^1$ (before vowels) | en= |
| first | exclusive plural | ciokay, coka$^1$, ciutari | ci=, c=$^1$ =as | un= |
| first | inclusive plural | anokay, aoka$^1$, anutari | a=, =an | i= |
| second | singular | eani | e= | e= |
| second | plural | eciokay, ecioka$^1$, eciutari | eci= | eci= |
| second | singular (polite) | anokay, aoka$^1$ | a=, =an | i= |
| second | plural (polite) | anokay, aoka$^1$, anutari | a=, =an | i= |
| third | singular | sinuma, anihi | ∅= | ∅= |
| third | plural | okay, oka$^1$ | ∅= | ∅= |
| indefinite | singular | asinuma | a=, =an | i= |
| indefinite | plural | anokay, aoka$^1$, anutari | a=, =an | i= |
| 1. Saru dialect |||||

## Ajië
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kani]

### Numeral

kani
* five

### References

* Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
* Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ka‧ni
* IPA: /kaˈni/ [kɐˈn̪i]

### Adverb

kaní
* Alternative form of kini (“this near us/me”)

#### See also
## Dibabawon Manobo
### Adverb

kani
* here

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kani, from Proto-Oceanic *kani, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

### Verb

kani
* to eat (consume) (clarification of this definition is needed)

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑni/, [ˈkɑ̝ni]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑni
* Hyphenation: ka‧ni

### Etymology 1

Clipping of kaniini.

#### Noun

kani
* rabbit, cony, coney
    Synonyms: kaniini, pupu

##### Usage notes

Used in common language, not as a zoological term.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanini
kanini
accusative
nom.
kanini
kanini
gen.
kanini
genitive
kanini
kanieni
partitive
kaniani
kanejani
inessive
kanissani
kaneissani
elative
kanistani
kaneistani
illative
kaniini
kaneihini
adessive
kanillani
kaneillani
ablative
kaniltani
kaneiltani
allative
kanilleni
kaneilleni
essive
kaninani
kaneinani
translative
kanikseni
kaneikseni
abessive
kanittani
kaneittani
instructive
comitative
—kaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanisi
kanisi
accusative
nom.
kanisi
kanisi
gen.
kanisi
genitive
kanisi
kaniesi
partitive
kaniasi
kanejasi
inessive
kanissasi
kaneissasi
elative
kanistasi
kaneistasi
illative
kaniisi
kaneihisi
adessive
kanillasi
kaneillasi
ablative
kaniltasi
kaneiltasi
allative
kanillesi
kaneillesi
essive
kaninasi
kaneinasi
translative
kaniksesi
kaneiksesi
abessive
kanittasi
kaneittasi
instructive
comitative
—kaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanimme
kanimme
accusative
nom.
kanimme
kanimme
gen.
kanimme
genitive
kanimme
kaniemme
partitive
kaniamme
kanejamme
inessive
kanissamme
kaneissamme
elative
kanistamme
kaneistamme
illative
kaniimme
kaneihimme
adessive
kanillamme
kaneillamme
ablative
kaniltamme
kaneiltamme
allative
kanillemme
kaneillemme
essive
kaninamme
kaneinamme
translative
kaniksemme
kaneiksemme
abessive
kanittamme
kaneittamme
instructive
comitative
—kaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaninne
kaninne
accusative
nom.
kaninne
kaninne
gen.
kaninne
genitive
kaninne
kanienne
partitive
kanianne
kanejanne
inessive
kanissanne
kaneissanne
elative
kanistanne
kaneistanne
illative
kaniinne
kaneihinne
adessive
kanillanne
kaneillanne
ablative
kaniltanne
kaneiltanne
allative
kanillenne
kaneillenne
essive
kaninanne
kaneinanne
translative
kaniksenne
kaneiksenne
abessive
kanittanne
kaneittanne
instructive
comitative
—kaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaninsa
kaninsa
accusative
nom.
kaninsa
kaninsa
gen.
kaninsa
genitive
kaninsa
kaniensa
partitive
kaniaan kaniansa
kanejaan kanejansa
inessive
kanissaan kanissansa
kaneissaan kaneissansa
elative
kanistaan kanistansa
kaneistaan kaneistansa
illative
kaniinsa
kaneihinsa
adessive
kanillaan kanillansa
kaneillaan kaneillansa
ablative
kaniltaan kaniltansa
kaneiltaan kaneiltansa
allative
kanilleen kanillensa
kaneilleen kaneillensa
essive
kaninaan kaninansa
kaneinaan kaneinansa
translative
kanikseen kaniksensa
kaneikseen kaneiksensa
abessive
kanittaan kanittansa
kaneittaan kaneittansa
instructive
comitative
—kaneineen kaneinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kanimainen
* angorakani
* citykani
* hermeliinikani
* kanikoppi
* kaninhoito
* kaninkolo
* kaninnahka
* kaninruoka
* kaniturkis
* kaniturkki
* kesykani
* sähkökani

##### Descendants

* → Karelian: kani

#### Further reading

* “1. kani”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Russian кон (kon). Influenced by kani (etymology 1).

#### Noun

kani (colloquial)
* pawnshop
    Synonyms: panttilainaamo (standard), kanikonttori

##### Declension

Possessive forms of kani (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanini
kanini
accusative
nom.
kanini
kanini
gen.
kanini
genitive
kanini
kanieni
partitive
kaniani
kanejani
inessive
kanissani
kaneissani
elative
kanistani
kaneistani
illative
kaniini
kaneihini
adessive
kanillani
kaneillani
ablative
kaniltani
kaneiltani
allative
kanilleni
kaneilleni
essive
kaninani
kaneinani
translative
kanikseni
kaneikseni
abessive
kanittani
kaneittani
instructive
comitative
—kaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanisi
kanisi
accusative
nom.
kanisi
kanisi
gen.
kanisi
genitive
kanisi
kaniesi
partitive
kaniasi
kanejasi
inessive
kanissasi
kaneissasi
elative
kanistasi
kaneistasi
illative
kaniisi
kaneihisi
adessive
kanillasi
kaneillasi
ablative
kaniltasi
kaneiltasi
allative
kanillesi
kaneillesi
essive
kaninasi
kaneinasi
translative
kaniksesi
kaneiksesi
abessive
kanittasi
kaneittasi
instructive
comitative
—kaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kanimme
kanimme
accusative
nom.
kanimme
kanimme
gen.
kanimme
genitive
kanimme
kaniemme
partitive
kaniamme
kanejamme
inessive
kanissamme
kaneissamme
elative
kanistamme
kaneistamme
illative
kaniimme
kaneihimme
adessive
kanillamme
kaneillamme
ablative
kaniltamme
kaneiltamme
allative
kanillemme
kaneillemme
essive
kaninamme
kaneinamme
translative
kaniksemme
kaneiksemme
abessive
kanittamme
kaneittamme
instructive
comitative
—kaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaninne
kaninne
accusative
nom.
kaninne
kaninne
gen.
kaninne
genitive
kaninne
kanienne
partitive
kanianne
kanejanne
inessive
kanissanne
kaneissanne
elative
kanistanne
kaneistanne
illative
kaniinne
kaneihinne
adessive
kanillanne
kaneillanne
ablative
kaniltanne
kaneiltanne
allative
kanillenne
kaneillenne
essive
kaninanne
kaneinanne
translative
kaniksenne
kaneiksenne
abessive
kanittanne
kaneittanne
instructive
comitative
—kaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kaninsa
kaninsa
accusative
nom.
kaninsa
kaninsa
gen.
kaninsa
genitive
kaninsa
kaniensa
partitive
kaniaan kaniansa
kanejaan kanejansa
inessive
kanissaan kanissansa
kaneissaan kaneissansa
elative
kanistaan kanistansa
kaneistaan kaneistansa
illative
kaniinsa
kaneihinsa
adessive
kanillaan kanillansa
kaneillaan kaneillansa
ablative
kaniltaan kaniltansa
kaneiltaan kaneiltansa
allative
kanilleen kanillensa
kaneilleen kaneillensa
essive
kaninaan kaninansa
kaneinaan kaneinansa
translative
kanikseen kaniksensa
kaneikseen kaneiksensa
abessive
kanittaan kanittansa
kaneittaan kaneittansa
instructive
comitative
—kaneineen kaneinensa :

##### Derived terms

* kanittaa
* kanikonttori

#### Further reading

* “2. kani”, 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 2023-07-01

### Anagrams

* Akin, Inka, Kain, inka, kina

## Hawaiian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Polynesian *taŋi (compare with Kapingamarangi, Maori and Rarotongan tangi; Tahitian taʻi), from Proto-Oceanic *taŋis (compare with Fijian tagi), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taŋis (compare with Chamorro tanges, Malay tangis, Tagalog tangis), from Proto-Austronesian *Caŋis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.ni/, [ˈkɐ.ni]
* Hyphenation: ka‧ni

### Noun

kani
* cry, moan
* crow (of a rooster)
* peal, jingle, tinkle (of bells, thunder)
* sound

### Verb

kani
* to sound
* to cry out

### Derived terms

* hoʻokani
* kanikani
* kanikoʻo
* kaniʻuhū

### References

* ↑ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kani”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, pages 128-9
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tagi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2016) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volumes 5: People, body and mind, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 320-2

## Japanese
### Romanization

kani
* Rōmaji transcription of かに

## Karelian

Regional variants of kani :
| North Karelian (Viena) | kani |
| South Karelian (Tver) | — |

### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish kani.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑnʲi/
* Hyphenation: ka‧ni

### Noun

kani (genitive kanin, partitive kanie)
* (North Karelian) Synonym of kaniini

#### Declension
### References

* P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “kani”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

## Lower Sorbian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkanʲi/

### Noun

kani
* inflection of kanja:
** dative/locative singular
** nominative/accusative dual

## Maia
### Adjective

kani
* big

## Narua
### Numeral

kani
* seven

## Polish
### Etymology

From kania +‎ -i.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.ɲi/
* Rhymes: -aɲi
* Syllabification: ka‧ni
* Homophone: Kani

### Adjective

kani (not comparable, no derived adverb)
* (relational) kite (bird of prey)
* (relational) parasol mushroom

#### Declension
### Noun

kani f
* genitive/dative/locative singular of kania

### Further reading

* kani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Verb

kani (Cyrillic spelling кани)
* inflection of kaniti:
** third-person singular present
** second-person singular imperative

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

kani class IX (plural kani class X)
* a celebration (often, a wedding celebration)
* force, energy (impetus behind activity)
    kani ya mvutano ― force of gravity

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانع (kani), from Arabic قَانِع (qāniʕ).

### Adjective

kani (archaic)
* content
* convinced

#### Related terms

* kanaat

### References

* Kélékian, Diran (1911) “قانع”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎, Constantinople: Mihran, page 937
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kani”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قانع”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1425
* Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

## Whitesands
### Conjunction

kani
* and

### References

* Jeremy Hammond (2009). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu, p. 90.