kandi

See also: kaņḑi

English

Noun

kandi (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of candy (“rave accessory”).

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of kandidaatti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑndi/, [ˈkɑ̝ndi]
• Rhymes: -ɑndi
• Syllabification^(key): kan‧di
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧di

Noun

kandi (colloquial)

1. Baccalaureate, a person who has completed the Bachelor of Science.
2. bachelor's thesis

Declension

Inflection of kandi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kandi	kandit
genitive		kandin	kandien
partitive		kandia	kandeja
illative		kandiin	kandeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kandi	kandit
accusative	nom.	kandi	kandit
	gen.	kandin
genitive		kandin	kandien
partitive		kandia	kandeja
inessive		kandissa	kandeissa
elative		kandista	kandeista
illative		kandiin	kandeihin
adessive		kandilla	kandeilla
ablative		kandilta	kandeilta
allative		kandille	kandeille
essive		kandina	kandeina
translative		kandiksi	kandeiksi
abessive		kanditta	kandeitta
instructive		—	kandein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kandi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kandini kandini accusative nom. kandini kandini gen. kandini genitive kandini kandieni partitive kandiani kandejani inessive kandissani kandeissani elative kandistani kandeistani illative kandiini kandeihini adessive kandillani kandeillani ablative kandiltani kandeiltani allative kandilleni kandeilleni essive kandinani kandeinani translative kandikseni kandeikseni abessive kandittani kandeittani instructive — — comitative — kandeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kandisi kandisi accusative nom. kandisi kandisi gen. kandisi genitive kandisi kandiesi partitive kandiasi kandejasi inessive kandissasi kandeissasi elative kandistasi kandeistasi illative kandiisi kandeihisi adessive kandillasi kandeillasi ablative kandiltasi kandeiltasi allative kandillesi kandeillesi essive kandinasi kandeinasi translative kandiksesi kandeiksesi abessive kandittasi kandeittasi instructive — — comitative — kandeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kandimme kandimme accusative nom. kandimme kandimme gen. kandimme genitive kandimme kandiemme partitive kandiamme kandejamme inessive kandissamme kandeissamme elative kandistamme kandeistamme illative kandiimme kandeihimme adessive kandillamme kandeillamme ablative kandiltamme kandeiltamme allative kandillemme kandeillemme essive kandinamme kandeinamme translative kandiksemme kandeiksemme abessive kandittamme kandeittamme instructive — — comitative — kandeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kandinne kandinne accusative nom. kandinne kandinne gen. kandinne genitive kandinne kandienne partitive kandianne kandejanne inessive kandissanne kandeissanne elative kandistanne kandeistanne illative kandiinne kandeihinne adessive kandillanne kandeillanne ablative kandiltanne kandeiltanne allative kandillenne kandeillenne essive kandinanne kandeinanne translative kandiksenne kandeiksenne abessive kandittanne kandeittanne instructive — — comitative — kandeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kandinsa kandinsa accusative nom. kandinsa kandinsa gen. kandinsa genitive kandinsa kandiensa partitive kandiaan kandiansa kandejaan kandejansa inessive kandissaan kandissansa kandeissaan kandeissansa elative kandistaan kandistansa kandeistaan kandeistansa illative kandiinsa kandeihinsa adessive kandillaan kandillansa kandeillaan kandeillansa ablative kandiltaan kandiltansa kandeiltaan kandeiltansa allative kandilleen kandillensa kandeilleen kandeillensa essive kandinaan kandinansa kandeinaan kandeinansa translative kandikseen kandiksensa kandeikseen kandeiksensa abessive kandittaan kandittansa kandeittaan kandeittansa instructive — — comitative — kandeineen kandeinensa

Further reading

• “kandi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kidan

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'kandi

Etymology

From Kongo ngkandi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑn.di/

Noun

kandi

1. (zoology) rabbit

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Mokilese

Etymology

Borrowed from English candy, from Middle English sugre candy, from Old French sucre candi (literally “candied sugar”), from Arabic سُكَّر قَنْدِي (sukkar qandī), from Arabic قَنْد (qand, “rock candy”), from Persian کند (kand), from Sanskrit खण्ड (khaṇḍa, “piece, fragment, candied sugar, dried molasses”), root खण्ड् (khaṇḍ, “to divide, break into pieces”), or from Proto-Dravidian *kaṇṭu.

Noun

kandi

1. candy

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• candi, canri — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kanˈdi/ [kɐn̪ˈd̪ɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: kan‧di

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay kendi, from Sanskrit कुण्डी (kuṇḍī). Compare Javanese ꦏꦼꦤ꧀ꦝꦶ (kendhi).

Noun

kandí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. carafe; decanter

See also

• garapa
• gurgita

Etymology 2

Noun

kandí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜈ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. state of being in heat or feeling of mating call

Alternative forms

• ngandi

Derived terms

• kumandi
• mangandi

See also

• landi
• libog
• utog

Further reading

• “kandi”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kandi”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613), Vocabulario de lengua tagala. El romance castellano puesto primero. Primera, y segunda parte.‎^[2] (overall work in Early Modern Spanish and Classical Tagalog), as directed by Gov. Gen. Juan de Silva, Pila, Laguna: La noble Villa de Pila, por Tomás Pinpin y Domingo Loag.
  • page 329: “Garrafa) Candi (pc) [con pico] largo”
  • page 526: “Reñir) Ng̃andi (pc) los gatos arañandoſe”

Anagrams

• indak