moni
Chichewa[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown; possibilities include English morning (short for good morning), or a worn-down form of kuona (“to see”) or moyoni (“life to you”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Interjection[edit]
móni
Chuukese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Cicipu[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
References[edit]
- Stuart McGill, Markus Yabani, Cicipu dictionary (with English and Hausa finderlists), version 0.1
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone, *mune. Cognate to Estonian mõni (“some”), Ingrian moni (“many, some”), Ingrian monikas (“some one, few”), Karelian moni, Karelian monies (“few, some one”), Votic mõni, Votic mõnikõz (“few”), Estonian mõnd (“many”), Livonian muunda (“many”), Northern Sami moanak, Udmurt мында (mynda, “as much as”), Udmurt со мында (so mynda, “so much”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Determiner[edit]
moni
- many
- Moni opiskelija joutuu elämään toimeentulon rajoilla.
- Many students are forced to live at the subsistence level.
- (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few
- Join aika monta olutta.
- I had quite a few beers.
Pronoun[edit]
moni
- (indefinite, without a noun, refers often to people) many people, many
- Moni voisi ajatella samoin.
- Many people could think the same.
- (in compounds) poly-, multi-, many-
- (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few
- Melko moni tahtoo olutta.
- Quite a few people want beer.
Usage notes[edit]
When used as the grammatical subject in a sentence the use of moni differs according to the linguistic style.
In formal Finnish, moni is the plural marker and the following noun (if any) and verb are in the singular.
In informal Finnish the plural form "monet" is used and the modified noun and the following verb are plural.
- moni lapsi syö puuroa aamiaiseksi (formal language style)
- many children eat porridge for breakfast
- = many a child eats porridge for breakfast
- many children eat porridge for breakfast
- monet lapset syövät puuroa aamiaiseksi (informal language style)
- many children eat porridge for breakfast
When used as the grammatical object in a sentence, both moni and the noun it qualifies follow the case dictated by the verb.
- pystyn vaikuttamaan moniin ihmisiin.. (illative case dictated by vaikuttaa)
- I'm able to influence many people..
- rakastan montaa ihmistä (partitive case dictated by rakastaa; double partitive (montaa) necessary as "monta" has been reanalyzed as nominative)
- I love many people
Declension[edit]
Declension of moni (type tiili)
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Synonyms[edit]
- (many): usea
Derived terms[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone. Cognates include Finnish moni and Estonian mõni.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
- Rhymes: -oni
- Hyphenation: mo‧ni
Determiner[edit]
moni
Declension[edit]
Declension of moni (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | moni | monet |
genitive | monen | monniin, moniloin |
partitive | monta, mont | monnia, moniloja |
illative | monnee | monnii, moniloihe |
inessive | mones | monis, monilois |
elative | monest | monist, moniloist |
allative | monelle | monille, moniloille |
adessive | monel | monil, moniloil |
ablative | monelt | monilt, moniloilt |
translative | moneks | moniks, moniloiks |
essive | monenna, monneen | moninna, moniloinna, monniin, moniloin |
exessive1) | monent | monint, moniloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314
Kikuyu[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
- (Kiambu)
- (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.[1]
Noun[edit]
moni class 9/10 (plural moni)
Holonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
- “moni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 263. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Maori[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Nigerian Pidgin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Northern Sami[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Samoan[edit]
Adjective[edit]
moni
- real
- related by blood; biological
Sranan Tongo[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Tahitian[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Tok Pisin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
Volapük[edit]
Noun[edit]
moni
- Chichewa terms with unknown etymologies
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