tuni

See also: tuñi

Hausa

Pronunciation 1

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

Adverb

tùni

1. long ago

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /tú.nìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [tɪ́.nìː]

Noun

tunī̀ m (possessed form tunìn)

1. reminder

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuni/

Noun

tuni

1. plural of tuno

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *tunь. Perhaps cognate with Polish tani.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunʲi/

Adjective

tuni (comparative tuńšy, superlative nejtuńšy, adverb tunjo)

1. cheap

   Synonym: pśigódny

   Antonym: drogi

Declension

Declension of tuni

	Masculine singular	Feminine singular	Neuter singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	tuni	tunja	tunje	tunjej	tunje
Genitive	tunjego	tunjeje	tunjego	tunjeju	tunich
Dative	tunjemu	tunjej	tunjemu	tunima	tunim
Accusative	tuni tunjego (animate)	tunju	tunje	tunjej tunjeju (animate)	tunje tunjich (optional animate form)
Instrumental	tunim	tunjeju	tunim	tunima	tunimi
Locative	tunjem	tunjej	tunjem	tunima	tunich

Further reading

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “tuni”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “tuni”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tunʲ]

Verb

tuni

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of tuna

Sicilian

Etymology

tu +‎ -ni

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuni/
• Hyphenation: tù‧ni

Pronoun

tuni

1. Alternative form of tu

Usage notes

• The suffix -ni is sometimes added to avoid leaving primary stress on the final syllable.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English tune.

Noun

tuni (n class, plural tuni)

1. tune

   Synonym: lahani

Uneapa

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Oceanic *tuni, a variant form of *toni (compare Gela tinoni which may reflect an infixed form in <in>).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuni/

Noun

tuni

1. person

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 366