wani

See also: wa'ni, Wani, and wani-

Australian Kriol

Alternative forms

• wanim

Pronoun

wani

1. (interrogative) what

   Synonym: wot

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: wa‧ni

Etymology 1

Compare wani.

Verb

wani

1. to misplace

Etymology 2

Compare Malay kwini and English kuweni.

Noun

wani

1. the Saipan mango (Mangifera odorata)
2. fruit of this tree

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:wani.

Fore

Noun

wani

1. water

References

• The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wá.ní/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [wə́.nɪ́]

Pronoun

wani m (feminine wata, plural wasu, alternate plural waɗansu)

1. someone
2. some, a certain, another
3. (as a demonstrative) a, some

Japanese

Romanization

wani

1. Rōmaji transcription of わに
2. Rōmaji transcription of ワニ

Javanese

Romanization

wani

1. Romanization of ꦮꦤꦶ

Maori

Etymology

Borrowed from English swan.

Noun

wani

1. swan

Ngazidja Comorian

Noun

wani class 11 (plural mani class 6)

1. leaf

References

• “wani” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Old Javanese

Adjective

wani

1. Alternative spelling of wāni

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English want.

Verb

wani

1. to want

Noun

wani

1. desire

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• uani — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈwani/ [ˈwa.nɪ], /waˈni/ [wɐˈni]
• Rhymes: -ani, -i
• Syllabification: wa‧ni

Noun

wani or waní (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

1. help; assistance

   Synonyms: tulong, ayuda

2. custom; manner of doing; habit

   Synonyms: ugali, gawi, kostumbre, kaugalian, kinaugalian, kagawian, kinagawian

Derived terms

• iwani
• iwani-wani
• kawani
• kawanihan
• makawani
• makiwani
• mapakiwanhan
• pakiwanhan
• pakiwani
• wanhan

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /waˈniʔ/ [wɐˈniʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: wa‧ni

Noun

wanî (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

1. (obsolete) cleanliness

   Synonym: kalinisan

Derived terms

• kawani
• makawani
• makiwani

 

Further reading

• “wani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018