gani

See also: gañí

Cebuano

Etymology

Compare Bikol Central ngani.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ni
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaniʔ/, [ˈɡa.n̪ɪʔ]

Adverb

ganì (Badlit spelling ᜄᜈᜒ)

1. anyway
2. indeed
3. rather; even

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:gani.

Anagrams

• Gina

Galician

Verb

gani

1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ganir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Kapingamarangi

Noun

gani

1. (anatomy) penis

   Synonym: (slang) belu

Latvian

Noun

gani m

1. nominative/vocative plural of gans

Noun

gani f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of gane

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: ga‧ni

Verb

gani

1. third-person singular present of ganić

Portuguese

Verb

gani

1. inflection of ganir:
   1. first-person singular preterite indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Adjective

gani (invariable)

1. what, (of) which

Derived terms

• habari gani (“how are you”, literally “what's the news”)
• kiasi gani (“how much; what extent”)

Ternate

gani

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *gani (“head louse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ni/

Noun

gani

1. head louse

Alternative forms

• gan (with vowel deletion)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غنی (ganî), from Arabic غَنِيّ (ḡaniyy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈniː/
• Hyphenation: ga‧ni

Adjective

gani

1. (dated) rich

   Synonyms: zengin, varlıklı, varsıl

   Antonyms: fakir, yoksul

2. (dated) a lot, many, plentiful

   Synonyms: bol, çok

Derived terms

• gani gani
• gani gönüllü
• ganilik
• gönlü gani

 

Related terms

• gına
• istiğna
• müstağni

 

Further reading

• “gani”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “gani”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1641

Volapük

Noun

gani

1. accusative singular of gan

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡanɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːni/, /ˈɡani/

Verb

gani

1. Soft mutation of cani.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cani	gani	nghani	chani
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.n̪i/

Noun

gani

1. floor

   Synonym: bungbangi

References

• James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[3], Pacific linguistics

Yogad

Pronoun

ganí

1. (interrogative) what