kani

See also kanı

Fijian

Verb

kani

1. to eat (clarification of this Fijian definition is being sought)

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈkɑni]
• Rhymes: -ɑni
• Hyphenation: ka‧ni

Etymology 1

Short of kaniini ← Swedish kanin ← Middle Low German ← Old French ← Latin cuniculus.

Noun

kani

1. A rabbit.

Declension

Declension of kani (type risti) singular plural nominative kani kanit genitive kanin kanien partitive kania kaneja accusative kani kanin kanit inessive kanissa kaneissa elative kanista kaneista illative kaniin kaneihin adessive kanilla kaneilla ablative kanilta kaneilta allative kanille kaneille essive kanina kaneina translative kaniksi kaneiksi instructive – kanein abessive kanitta kaneitta comitative – kaneineen

Synonyms

• (rabbit): kaniini
• (fucker): panomies

Compounds

• kaninkolo

Etymology 2

Probably from Russian.

Noun

kani

1. A pawnshop.

Declension

Declension of kani (type risti) singular plural nominative kani kanit genitive kanin kanien partitive kania kaneja accusative kani kanin kanit inessive kanissa kaneissa elative kanista kaneista illative kaniin kaneihin adessive kanilla kaneilla ablative kanilta kaneilta allative kanille kaneille essive kanina kaneina translative kaniksi kaneiksi instructive – kanein abessive kanitta kaneitta comitative – kaneineen

Synonyms

• kanikonttori
• panttilainaamo

Derived terms

• kanittaa

Anagrams

• Inka, inka, kina

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Hawaiian

Etymology

Originally tangi

Noun

kani

1. sound

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Japanese

Noun

kani (hiragana かに)

1. 螃蟹: crab

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Swahili

Noun

kani

1. energy (impetus behind activity)

This Swahili entry was created from the translations listed at energy. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see kani in the Swahili Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) July 2009