nani

See also: Nani, nan'i, and na ní

Hawaiian

Etymology

Verb

  1. (stative) to be lovely, pretty, nice
    , he nani kēia. — “Wow, this is a lovely day.”

Japanese

Romanization

nani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なに

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnaː.niː/

Noun

nānī

  1. genitive singular of nānus
  2. nominative plural of nānus
  3. vocative plural of nānus

Mauritian Creole

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nani/

Etymology

From Hindi नानी (nānī)

Noun

nani

  1. maternal grandmother
    Synonym: granmer

Miskito

Particle

nani

  1. Follows a noun to mark that noun as being plural.

Mwani

Pronoun

nani

  1. who

Romanian

Etymology

Probably an expressive or onomatopoetic creation, imitative of infantile sounds. Compare Greek νανι (nani), Bulgarian нани (nani), Italian ninnananna, Spanish nana, etc.

Interjection

nani

  1. sound used to lull babies to sleep, in a lullaby

Noun

nani

  1. (childish) sleep

See also

  • nineri

Swahili

Adjective

-a nani (invariable)

  1. whose (belonging to whom, of whom)

Pronoun

nani

  1. Who?

Derived terms

  • ya nani

Unami

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnʌni]

Pronoun

nàni (an)

  1. that one (animate), that person
  2. he, she
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