kini

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See also: Kini, -kini, and kini-

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Waray-Waray kini.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ki‧ni

Noun

kini

  1. the live sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates)

Hawaiian

Etymology

From English gin.

Noun

kini

  1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Iban

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

kini

  1. (interrogative) to where

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kini.

Noun

kini (first-person possessive kiniku, second-person possessive kinimu, third-person possessive kininya)

  1. present
    Synonym: sekarang

Pronoun

kini

  1. now

Derived terms

Further reading

Jamamadí

Adjective

kini

  1. (Banawá) green

References

Japanese

Romanization

kini

  1. Rōmaji transcription of きに

Javanese

Etymology

Clipping of kien ki

Determiner

kini

  1. (Cirebon) this, these

Malay

Pronunciation

Adjective

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)

  1. present
    masa kini
    the present time

Adverb

kini (Jawi spelling کيني)

  1. now
    kini terdapat di kedai yang berdekatan
    now available in your nearest store

Synonyms

Further reading

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English guinea.

Noun

kini

  1. a guinea (the coin)

To'abaita

Noun

kini

  1. woman

References

  • Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita

Yoruba

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

kíni

  1. to greet someone

Derived terms

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