Hawaiian

Proper noun

Kini

1. A male given name.
2. A female given name, also the Hawaiian form of English Jane, Jennie and Jean.
3. King ( English surname)

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel H. Elbert ,Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 185
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Kini occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 16 women and 17 men.

Hawaiian

Noun

kini

1. gin (alcoholic beverage)

Indonesian

Noun

kini

1. present

Pronoun

kini

1. now

Japanese

Romanization

kini

1. rōmaji reading of きに

Javanese

Etymology

Clipping of kien ki

Determiner

kini

1. (Cirebon) this, these

Malay

Adjective

kini

1. present

   masa kini

   the present time

Adverb

kini

1. now

   kini terdapat di kedai yang berdekatan

   now available in your nearest store

Synonyms

• sekarang

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kini. Compare Hawaiian ʻiniki ‎(“to pinch, to nip; to be sharp and piercing”, intransitive), ʻiniʻini ‎(“to pinch”, transitive).

Verb

kini

1. to pinch, to nip
2. to pinch off

Derived terms

• kini pepa: a paperclip

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English guinea.

Noun

kini

1. a guinea (the coin)

To'abaita

Noun

kini

1. woman

References

• Frantisek Lichtenberk, A Grammar of Toqabaqita