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hani

hani

See also: haní, haņi, and han'i

Estonian

Noun

hani (genitive hane, partitive hane)

  1. goose

Declension


Hausa

Noun

hanī̀ m

  1. (law) prohibition

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hani, from Proto-Germanic *hanô, from Proto-Indo-European *kan- (to sing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːnɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aːnɪ

Noun

hani m (genitive singular hana, nominative plural hanar)

  1. cock, rooster
  2. faucet, tap
  3. an early riser; a person who rises early in the morning

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Ido

Noun

hani

  1. plural of hano

Latvian

Noun

hani m

  1. nominative plural form of hans
  2. vocative plural form of hans

Mandinka

Adverb

hani

  1. even

Interjection

hani

  1. no

Turkish

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish هانی (hani, where (interrog.), you know (interj.)), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (kanı), from Proto-Turkic [Term?]. Akin to Old Turkic 𐰴𐰣𐰃 (kanı, where).

Adverb

hani

  1. (interrogative) where
    Hani benim gömleğim?Where is my shirt?
  2. actually, to tell the truth
Usage notes
  • Note: Often used at initial position.
Synonyms

Interjection

hani

  1. you know
  2. Let's suppose that

Related terms

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish خانى (χani, big red fish), from Greek χάννι (chánni, serranus hepatus).[1]

Noun

hani (definite accusative haniyi, plural haniler)

  1. (zoology) comber

References

  1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2014-08-22), hani2”, in Nişanyan Sözlük