# kini
## Albanian
### Verb

kini
* second-person plural imperative of kam

## Bikol Central
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ki‧ni
* IPA: /kiˈni/ [kiˈn̪i]

### Noun

kiní
* shudder, shake
    Synonym: takig
* tremble
    Synonyms: kibig, kubog

#### Derived terms

* kini-kini

## Cebuano
### Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *-ni. The initial "k(a/i)-" is a common feature among demonstratives: kiri (“this”), kana (“that”), and kadto (“that”). Related to dinhi (“here”), kanhi (“in former times”), nganhi (“hither”), and anhi (“to come”), in a similar pattern with other Cebuano demonstrative pronouns. Compare Hiligaynon ini, Malay ini.

#### Alternative forms

* kani
* ni — short form, only used mid-sentence

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kiˈni/ [kɪˈn̪i]
* Hyphenation: ki‧ni

#### Adverb

kiní
* this (near where the speaker and the listener are)

##### Usage notes

* kani is the form most commonly used by speakers, while kini may come off as old-fashioned and literary.
* In colloquial usage, the nuances of kiri (“this near me”) and kini (“this near us”) have become blurred, such that both are used interchangeably.

#### See also
### Etymology 2

Compare Waray-Waray kini.

#### Pronunciation

IPA: /ˈkini/ [ˈki.n̪ɪ]
* Hyphenation: ki‧ni

#### Noun

kini
* the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)
    Synonym: kumi

### References

* ↑ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*-ni”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Hawaiian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tini.

#### Noun

kini
* a multitude

#### Number

kini
* forty thousand

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English king.

#### Noun

kini
* a king, as in cards

### Etymology 3

Borrowed from English kin.

#### Noun

kini
* kin, relative

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from English gin.

#### Noun

kini
* gin (alcoholic beverage)

### Etymology 5

Borrowed from English tin.

#### Noun

kini
* tin
* a tin can or pail

### Etymology 6

Possibly borrowed from English tin. However, there is no such term included in online marble glossaries.

#### Noun

kini
* the best marble in a game of marbles

### Etymology 7

borrowed from English zinc.

#### Noun

kini
* zinc

### References

* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kini”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, entry at Wehewehe.org here
* ↑ A Glossary of Marble Players' Terms, http://www.americantoymarbles.com/glossary.htm
* ↑ Marble Terminology, https://web.archive.org/web/20221115212718/http://www.dougsmithart.com/wordpress_site2/marble-terminology/
* ↑ Streetplay.com Marbles Glossary, http://www.streetplay.com/thegames/marbles/marbleglossary.shtml

## Iban
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ki.niə]
* Rhymes: -ni
* Hyphenation: ki‧ni

### Adverb

kini
* (interrogative) to where

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Inherited from Malay kini. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkini/ [ˈki.ni]
* Rhymes: -ini
* Syllabification: ki‧ni

### Adjective

kini
* current, present
    Synonym: sekarang

### Adverb

kini
* now, today

### Derived terms

* kekinian
* kinikan
* terkini

### Further reading

* “kini” 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.

## Jamamadí
### Adjective

kini
* (Banawá) green

### References

* 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

## Japanese
### Romanization

kini
* Rōmaji transcription of きに

## Javanese
### Etymology

Clipping of kien ki

### Determiner

kini
* (Cirebon) this, these

## Malay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kini/
* Rhymes: -ini, -ni
* Rhymes: -i

### Adjective

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)
* present, current
    masa kini
       the present time

### Adverb

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)
* now, today
    kini terdapat di kedai yang berdekatan
       now available in your nearest store

#### Synonyms

* sekarang

### Further reading

* “kini” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Maori
### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

kini
* to pinch, to nip
* to pinch off

##### Derived terms

* kini pepa: a paperclip

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guinea.

#### Noun

kini
* guinea (a coin)

### References

* “kini” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Naga Pidgin
### Etymology

Derived from Assamese কিনা (kina).

### Verb

kini
* buy

## To'abaita
### Noun

kini
* woman

### References

* Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita

## Yoruba
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kí.nĩ̄/

### Verb

kíni
* to greet someone

#### Derived terms

* ìkíni (“greeting”)