tani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tani"

Albanian

Alternative forms

tashi, tashti
nani — Arvanitic Tosk
tash — Gheg
nime, ime — southern Gheg

Etymology

The first element is from Proto-Albanian *ta ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“it”). Cognate to Lithuanian tadà (“then, thereupon”) and Sanskrit तदा (ta-dā́, “then”). The second element is from Proto-Albanian *nu, from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate to English now.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [taˈni]

Adverb

taní

now; at present

Related terms

ani
ni

Anagrams

inat

Balinese

Etymology

From Old Javanese tani (“land, field”), thani (“land, field”), from Tamil தானி (tāṉi, “that which occupies a place”), from Pali dhānī (“city”), from Sanskrit धानी (dhānī, “city”).

Noun

tani (Balinese script ᬣᬦᬶ)

farmer

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French tanner and English tan.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtani/
Audio 1: (file)
Audio 2: (file)
Rhymes: -ani
Syllabification: ta‧ni

Verb

tani (present tanas, past tanis, future tanos, conditional tanus, volitive tanu)

(transitive) to tan (leather)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tani
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
		present		past		future
tense		tanas		tanis		tanos
active participle		tananta	tanantaj	taninta	tanintaj	tanonta	tanontaj
active participle	acc.	tanantan	tanantajn	tanintan	tanintajn	tanontan	tanontajn
passive participle		tanata	tanataj	tanita	tanitaj	tanota	tanotaj
passive participle	acc.	tanatan	tanatajn	tanitan	tanitajn	tanotan	tanotajn
nominal active participle		tananto	tanantoj	taninto	tanintoj	tanonto	tanontoj
nominal active participle	acc.	tananton	tanantojn	taninton	tanintojn	tanonton	tanontojn
nominal passive participle		tanato	tanatoj	tanito	tanitoj	tanoto	tanotoj
nominal passive participle	acc.	tanaton	tanatojn	taniton	tanitojn	tanoton	tanotojn
adverbial active participle		tanante		taninte		tanonte
adverbial passive participle		tanate		tanite		tanote

		infinitive	tani	imperative	tanu	conditional	tanus

Indonesian

Pronunciation

(Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtani/ [ˈt̪a.ni]
Rhymes: -ani
Syllabification: ta‧ni

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay tani, from Tamil தானி (tāṉi, “place”), from Pali ṭhāna (“place”), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).^[1] Not related to tanah. Displaced native sawah (“farm, field”) and huma (“farm”).

Noun

tani (plural tani-tani)

farming
(archaic) the outer gate of the palace

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Malay tani. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

tani (plural tani-tani)

(archaic) ropes on the boat to secure the mast
Synonym: temberang

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from English pirate.

Adjective

tani (comparative lebih tani, superlative paling tani)

(colloquial) pirate (illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself)
Synonym: bajakan

References

^ Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎^[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Japanese

Romanization

tani

Rōmaji transcription of たに

Javanese

Romanization

tani

romanization of ꦠꦤꦶ

Malay

Etymology 1

From Tamil தானி (tāṉi, “place”) or Javanese ꦠꦤꦶ (tani), from Pali ṭhāna (“place”), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).^[1] Not related to tanah. Displaced native sawah (“farm, field”) and huma (“farm”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tani/
Rhymes: -ani, -ni

Noun

tani (Jawi spelling تاني, uncountable)

farming

Adjective

tani (comparative lebih tani, superlative paling tani)

farmer
pasar tani: farmers' market
agricultural, farming
Synonyms: pertanian, cucuk tanam

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

pertanian (“farming”) [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
petani (“farmer; person that tends to agricultural land”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
bertani (“to farm”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

pasar tani (“farmers' market”)

References

^ Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎^[2], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تاني tani”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 155
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tani”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 532

Etymology 2

From Hindi तननी (tannī) perhaps related to तानना (tānnā)^[1]

Noun

tani (Jawi spelling تاني, uncountable)

(nautical, obsolete) footrope or horse; rope stretching along a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling the sails
Synonym: temberang

References

^ Hoogervorst, Tom (December 2018), “Sailors, Tailors, Cooks, and Crooks: On Loanwords and Neglected Lives in Indian Ocean Ports”, in Itinerario, volume 42, number 3, pages 516-48

Pijnappel, Jan (1875), “تاني tani”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 73
Wilkinson, Richard James (1901), “تاني tani”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 155
Wilkinson, Richard James (1932), “tani”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume II, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 532

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish tuni, from Proto-Slavic *tuňь.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɲi/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -aɲi
Syllabification: ta‧ni
Homophone: Tani

Adjective

tani (comparative tańszy, superlative najtańszy, derived adverb tanio)

cheap (low in price)
Antonym: drogi

Declension

Declension of tani (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative/vocative	tani		tania	tanie	tani	tanie
genitive	taniego		taniej	taniego	tanich
dative	taniemu		taniej	taniemu	tanim
accusative	taniego	tani	tanią	tanie	tanich	tanie
instrumental	tanim		tanią	tanim	tanimi
locative	tanim		taniej	tanim	tanich

Derived terms

adjective

taniutki

nouns

verb

tanieć

Descendants

→ Belarusian: та́нны (tánny)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English ton.

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

tani class IX (plural tani class X)

ton (a short ton, a long ton, or a metric ton/tonne)

Unami

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈtani]

Adverb

tani

where?
how?

References

Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “tani”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project

[1] Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎^[1], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

[2] Tom Hoogervorst (31 December 2017), Andrea Acri, Roger Blench, Alexandra Landmann, editor, 9. The Role of “Prakrit” in Maritime Southeast Asia through 101 Etymologies‎^[2], ISEAS Publishing, →DOI, →ISBN, pages 375–440

[3] Hoogervorst, Tom (December 2018), “Sailors, Tailors, Cooks, and Crooks: On Loanwords and Neglected Lives in Indian Ocean Ports”, in Itinerario, volume 42, number 3, pages 516-48

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Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adverb

Related terms

Anagrams

Balinese

Etymology

Noun

Esperanto

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Etymology 3

Adjective

References

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

Javanese

Romanization

Malay

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

Adjective

Derived terms

References

Etymology 2

Noun

References

Further reading

Polish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Swahili

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Unami

Pronunciation

Adverb

References