Note: these 'words' (valid or invalid) are all the permutations of the word ani. These words are obtained by scrambling the letters in ani.
Definitions and meaning of ani
ani
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Portugueseani or Spanishaní, both from Old Tupiany.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑː.ni/
Noun
ani (pluralanis)
A bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
Derived terms
greater ani (Crotophaga major)
smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)
groove-billed ani (Crotophaga sulcirostris)
Translations
Further reading
Ani (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Crotophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Crotophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈeɪnaɪ/
Noun
ani
plural of anus
References
Anagrams
-ian, Ain, INA, Ian, Ina, NIA, Nia, ain', nai
Akan
Pronunciation
Tone: LH
Noun
ani
eye, eyes
M'ani agye
My eyes are brightened (I am happy)
ani den
(having) hard eyes (= tough, not putting up with anything)
Synonyms
aniwa
References
Christaller, Johann Gottlieb (1881) , “àníwa”, in A Dictionary of the Asante and Fante Language Called Tshi (Chwee, Tw̌i)[2], Basel
Dolphyne, Florence Abena (1996). A Comprehensive Course in Twi (Asante) for the Non-Twi Learner.
Gyekye, Kwame (1995). An Essay on African Philosophical Thought: The Akan.
Hollington, Andrea (2015). Traveling Conceptualization.
Aklanon
Noun
ani
harvest
Albanian
Etymology
Cognate to tani(“now, at present, then”), from Proto-Albanian*nū, from Proto-Indo-European*nū(“now”) (cognate to Sanskritनू(nū, “now”)). Occurs in coordination with other particles, cf. nani, nime.
Further related to Arvanitika Albanianαι(aí, “yes”) and (Standard) Albaniana(“probably, whether; or, there”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ani/
Adverb
ani
(conversational) then, later; later (on)
Synonyms: pastaj, më vonë, tani, andej, atëherë, tash, tashti
(folklore, poetic) come on, hey; yes, well, alright; oh/ah (a vocative particle or/and complementary poetic tool)
Synonyms: mori, more, ore, moj, (mar, mana Gheg); po, hej
(traditional wedding song)
Further reading
[3] adverb and particle ani / aní • Fjalori Shqip (Albanian Dictionary)
References
Baure
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈani/
Noun
ani
sky
Biloxi
Alternative forms
ni
Etymology
From Proto-Siouan*wa-rį́•(“water”)
Noun
ani
water
References
Paula Ferris Einaudi, A grammar of Biloxi (1976)
James Owen Dorsey, John Reed Swanton, A Dictionary of the Biloxi and Ofo Languages (1912)
Brunei Malay
Pronoun
ani
this, these
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Compare Aklanonani.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: a‧ni
Noun
ani
a harvest; the yield of harvesting
a harvest of rice
a gain; what is gained
Verb
ani
to harvest
to harvest rice
Synonyms
(to harvest bananas):tuba
(to harvest corn):kayas, lagpi, sanggi
(to harvest coconuts):dugnas
(to harvest mangoes):guno
(to harvest yam):panglin
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Adverb
ani
like this
Chickasaw
Verb
ani
to produce
Choctaw
Alternative forms
ʋni(traditional)
ạni(Byington/Swanton)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aní(ʔ)/
Transcription: ani'
Etymology
Cognate with Chickasawani, Alabamaaɬi
Noun
ani (inalienable)
berry
nut
fruit
Declension
Czech
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈaɲɪ/
Conjunction
ani
neither, nor, or (in negative).
even (with negative clause).
Further reading
ani in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
ani in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
ani
Plural form of anus
Esperanto
Etymology
From ano + -i.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈani/
Hyphenation: an‧i
Rhymes: -ani
Verb
ani (presentanas, pastanis, futureanos, conditionalanus, volitiveanu)
(intransitive) to be a member, belong (to an organization, group, etc.)
January 2011, Christian Declerck, Kontraŭmilita literaturo en Esperanto in La Gazeto 151
La ĉefroluloj anas en du generacioj de unu familio
The main characters belong to two generations of one family
Conjugation
Finnish
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈɑni/, [ˈɑni]
Rhymes: -ɑni
Syllabification: a‧ni
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic*ani (compare Karelianani, Vepsańi).
Adverb
ani
very, extremely
Usage notes
Except for some archaic expressions, used only to strengthen the words harvoin, harva (in the sense few), harvinainen, varhain and varhainen. Sometimes the words are written together, although separate writing is regarded as correct.
Etymology 2
From Portugueseani or Spanishaní, both from Old Tupiany.
Noun
ani
ani (bird of genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family)
Declension
Hypernyms
käki
Derived terms
isoani
uurrenokka-ani
Anagrams
ain, nai
French
Noun
anim (pluralanis)
ani (bird)
Greenlandic
Etymology
From Proto-Inuit*änI(ɣ), from Proto-Eskimo*aNǝ-Lɣun. Cognate with Inuktitutᐊᓂ(ani), and Nunatsiavummiutut anik.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ɛ.ni/
Noun
ani (pluralanit)
a girl's elder brother
References
oqaasileriffik.gl
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian*aŋi, from Proto-Central Pacific *aŋi, from Proto-Oceanic*aŋin, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*haŋin.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈa.ni/, [ˈɐni]
Verb
ani
to blow softly (as a breeze)
to beckon; wave
Derived terms
hoʻāni(“to let wind”)
aniani(“cool, refreshing”)
References
“ani” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986
Italian
Noun
anim
plural of ano
Japanese
Romanization
ani
Rōmaji transcription of あに
Karao
Noun
ani
rice harvest
Kashubian
Conjunction
ani
neither
Kriol
Etymology 1
Englishhoney.
Noun
ani
honey
Etymology 2
Englishonly.
Adverb
ani
only
Ladin
Noun
ani
plural of an
Latin
Noun
ānī
genitive singular of ānus
nominative plural of ānus
vocative plural of ānus
References
ani in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Alternative forms
æniȜ, ayny, eniȜ, eni, eani, aniȜ, ony, oony
Etymology
From Old Englishǣniġ, āniġ(“any”), from Proto-Germanic*ainagaz.
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈaniː/, /ˈɛniː/, /ˈɔniː/
(early) IPA(key): /ˈɑːniː/, /ˈɛːniː/
Determiner
ani
any
Descendants
English: any
Scots: ony, onie
Yola: aany
References
“anī, limiting adj..” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Old Irish
Pronoun
ani
Alternative spelling of aní
Polish
Alternative forms
ni
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈa.ɲi/
Conjunction
ani
neither, nor, or
Nie chce mi się ani jeść, ani pić.
I feel neither like eating nor drinking.
Further reading
ani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
ani in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Pronunciation
IPA(key): [anʲ]
Noun
anim pl
plural of an
Romansch
Alternative forms
anè (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
anel (Surmiran)
Etymology
From Latinānellus(“finger ring”).
Noun
anim (pluralanialsoraneals)
(Sursilvan, Sutsilvan) ring
Shona
Pronoun
aní (pluralvanáaní)
(interrogative) who
Slovak
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈaɲi/
Conjunction
ani
neither
nor
Further reading
ani in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
Tagalog
Noun
ani
harvest
Turkish
Etymology
From Arabicآنِيّ (ʾāniyy, “timely, present”).
Adjective
ani
sudden (happening quickly and with little or no warning)
Derived terms
aniden
Venetian
Noun
ani
plural of ano
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
ani
quite, rather
very, highly, extremely
nearly, practically, just about
absolutely, totally
sufficiently, enough
just, exactly
generally, in general
References
Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “абсолютно, весьма, вообще, довольно, как раз, крайне, очень, практически, совершенно, чрезвычайно”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika