lani

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See also: Lani, laní, lání, łani, and laŋɪ-

Coastal Kadazan

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Noun

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lani

  1. queen

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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lani f

  1. dative/vocative/locative singular of laň

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.ni/, [ˈlɐ.ni]

Noun

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lani

  1. sky, heavens, firmament
    uhi mai ka lani
    the night sky spreads forth; said of ignorance
  2. heaven
    mai ka lani nō ā ka honua
    from heaven to earth; said of something done quickly, without rhyme or reason
  3. air
    māewa lani
    swinging in the air
  4. majesty, very high chief, king
    ua kapauʻu ka lani
    the high chief is greatly disturbed
  5. host

Descendants

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  • Hawaiian: Lani
    • English: Lani

Verb

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lani

  1. (stative) to be heavenly, celestial
    palapala mahola lani
    celestial projection map
  2. (stative) to be divine
    mana weu lani
    branch with divine foliage; said of a chief
  3. (stative) to be spiritual
    ʻai lani
    spiritual food
  4. (stative) to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic
    e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe
    you are sheltering the royal favorite

Ido

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Noun

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lani

  1. plural of lano

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.ɲi/
  • Rhymes: -aɲi
  • Syllabification: la‧ni

Participle

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lani

  1. virile nominative/vocative plural of lany

Serbo-Croatian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (beyond, other). Cognate with Slovene láni, Czech loni, vloni, Slovak vlani, Russian лони́ (loní), and Latin ōlim (once).

Adverb

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lȃni (Cyrillic spelling ла̑ни)

  1. last year

Derived terms

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Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (beyond, other). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian lȃni, Czech loni, vloni, Russian лони́ (loní), and Latin ōlim (once).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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láni

  1. last year

Further reading

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  • lani”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • lani”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references