kini

See also: Kini, -kini, kini-, and ki ni

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ni
• IPA^(key): /kiˈni/, [kiˈn̪i]

Noun

kiní

1. shudder, shake

   Synonym: takig

2. tremble

   Synonyms: kibig, kubog

Derived terms

• kini-kini

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray kini.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Noun

kini

1. the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *tini.

Noun

kini

1. a multitude

Number

kini

1. forty thousand

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English king.

Noun

kini

1. a king, as in cards

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English kin.

Noun

kini

1. kin, relative

Etymology 4

Borrowed from English gin.

Noun

kini

1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Etymology 5

Borrowed from English tin.

Noun

kini

1. tin
2. 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

1. the best marble in a game of marbles

Etymology 7

borrowed from English zinc.

Noun

kini

1. zinc

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ki.niə]
• Rhymes: -ni
• Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Adverb

kini

1. (interrogative) to where

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kini.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkini/
• Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Adjective

kini

1. current, present

   Synonym: sekarang

Adverb

kini

1. now, today

Derived terms

• kekinian
• menginikan
• 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

1. (Banawá) green

References

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

Japanese

Romanization

kini

1. Rōmaji transcription of きに

Javanese

Etymology

Clipping of kien ki

Determiner

kini

1. (Cirebon) this, these

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kini/
• Rhymes: -ini, -ni
• Rhymes: -i

Adjective

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)

1. present, current

   masa kini

   the present time

Adverb

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)

1. 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

1. to pinch, to nip
2. to pinch off

Derived terms

• kini pepa: a paperclip

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guinea.

Noun

kini

1. 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

1. buy

To'abaita

Noun

kini

1. woman

References

• Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kí.nĩ̄/

Verb

kíni

1. to greet someone

Derived terms

• ìkíni (“greeting”)