کانی

Central Kurdish

Etymology

From Proto-Iranian *xāniyaka-, from *xáHh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kʰáHs. Compare Baluchi کانیگ (káníg) and Persian خانی (xâni).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaːniː/

Noun

Northern Kurdish	kanî

کانی (kanî)

1. spring (of water)

References

• Hejar (1990), “کانی”, in Henbane borîne‎^[1], Tehran: Soroush, page 605
• Wahby, T.; Edmonds, C. J. (1966), “kanî I”, in A Kurdish-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 71

Persian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /kaː.ˈniː/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.niː]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.niː]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰɑː.niː]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰɔː.ni]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɒː.niː]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɔ.ni]

• Rhymes: -iː

Readings
Classical reading?	kānī
Dari reading?	kānī
Iranian reading?	kâni
Tajik reading?	koni

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Noun

کانی • (kâni)

1. mineral

Related terms

• کانی‌شناسی (kâni-šenâsi)