nani

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 何 (nani).

Interjection

nani

1. (slang, chiefly anime and manga) what

   Nani the fuck?

Anagrams

• NINA, inna, nina, Nina, Nain, Inna

Alternative forms

• nʋni (traditional)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Muskogean *θaθiCo. Cognate with Chickasaw nani (“fish”), Creek rvro (“fish”), and possibly Natchez nini (“fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəní(ʔ)/
• Transcription: naní'

Noun

nani (alienable)

1. fish (animal)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ni/, [ˈnɐ.ni]

Verb

nani

1. (stative) to be lovely, pretty, nice

   Hū, he lā nani kēia. ― Wow, this is a lovely day.

Pronoun

nani

1. where

   Synonyms: nani, naami, nauŋ

   Nani taimña itpa? ― Where is that thing?

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ni/
• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: nà‧ni

Adjective

nani

1. masculine plural of nano

Noun

nani m pl

1. plural of nano

Anagrams

• anni

Romanization

nani

1. Rōmaji transcription of なに

Etymology

From English nanny.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nà.ní/

Noun

nàní

1. nanny

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.niː/, [ˈnäːniː]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.ni/, [ˈnäːni]

Noun

nānī

1. inflection of nānus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

Numeral

nani

1. four

Etymology

From Hindi नानी (nānī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nani/

Noun

nani

1. maternal grandmother

   Synonym: granmer

Particle

nani

1. Follows a noun to mark that noun as being plural.

Pronoun

nani

1. who

Etymology

Probably an expressive or onomatopoetic creation, imitative of infantile sounds. Compare Greek νανι (nani), Bulgarian нани (nani), Italian ninnananna, Spanish nana, etc.

Interjection

nani

1. sound used to lull babies to sleep, in a lullaby

Noun

nani

1. (childish) sleep

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Adjective

-a nani (invariable)

1. whose (belonging to whom, of whom)

Pronoun

nani

1. Who?

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *naŋuy, compare Tagalog langoy.

Verb

nani

1. to swim