tani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tani"

Albanian

Alternative forms

• tashi, tashti
• nani — Arvanitic Tosk
• tash — Gheg
• nimen — Gheg

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *ta ̊, from Proto-Indo-European *to- (“it”). Cognate to Lithuanian tadà (“then, thereupon”) and Sanskrit तदा (ta-dā́, “then”). The second element is from Proto-Albanian *nu, from Proto-Indo-European *nu. Cognate to English now.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [taˈni]

Adverb

tani

1. now; at present

Related terms

• ani
• ni

Anagrams

• inat

Balinese

Romanization

tani

1. Romanization of ᬣᬦᬶ (“farmer”).

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French tanner and English tan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtani]
• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ani
• Hyphenation: ta‧ni

Verb

tani (present tanas, past tanis, future tanos, conditional tanus, volitive tanu)

1. (transitive) to tan (leather)

Conjugation

Conjugation of tani present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense tanas tanis tanos active participle tananta tanantaj taninta tanintaj tanonta tanontaj acc. tanantan tanantajn tanintan tanintajn tanontan tanontajn passive participle tanata tanataj tanita tanitaj tanota tanotaj acc. tanatan tanatajn tanitan tanitajn tanotan tanotajn nominal active participle tananto tanantoj taninto tanintoj tanonto tanontoj acc. tananton tanantojn taninton tanintojn tanonton tanontojn nominal passive participle tanato tanatoj tanito tanitoj tanoto tanotoj acc. tanaton tanatojn taniton tanitojn tanoton tanotojn adverbial active participle tanante taninte tanonte adverbial passive participle tanate tanite tanote infinitive tani imperative tanu conditional tanus

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtani]
• Hyphenation: ta‧ni

Etymology 1

From Malay tani, from Tamil தானி (tāṉi, “place”), from Pali ṭhāna (“place”), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna).

Noun

tani (first-person possessive taniku, second-person possessive tanimu, third-person possessive taninya)

1. farming
2. (archaic) the outer gate of the palace.

Derived terms

• bertani
• pertanian
• petani

 

Etymology 2

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

Noun

tani (first-person possessive taniku, second-person possessive tanimu, third-person possessive taninya)

1. (archaic) ropes on the boat to secure the mast.

   Synonym: temberang

Further reading

• “tani” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

tani

1. Rōmaji transcription of たに

Malay

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tani/
• Rhymes: -ani, -ni

Noun

tani (Jawi spelling تاني, informal 1st possessive taniku, 2nd possessive tanimu)

1. (literal) man; person - See derived terms below.

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• pertanian (“farming”) [causative passive + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peR- + -an)
• petani (“farmer; person that tends to agricultural land”) [passive / name of profession] (pe-)
• bertani (“to farm”) [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• pasar tani (“farmer's market”)

Further reading

• “tani” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *tun'ь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɲi/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: ta‧ni
• Homophone: Tani

Adjective

tani (comparative tańszy, superlative najtańszy, derived adverb tanio)

1. cheap (low in price)

   Antonym: drogi

Declension

Declension of tani (soft)

singular					plural
	masculine animate	masculine inanimate	feminine	neuter	virile (= masculine personal)	non-virile
nominative	tani		tania	tanie	tani	tanie
genitive	taniego		taniej	taniego	tanich
dative	taniemu		taniej	taniemu	tanim
accusative	taniego	tani	tanią	tanie	tanich	tanie
instrumental	tanim		tanią	tanim	tanimi
locative	tanim		taniej	tanim	tanich

Derived terms

adjective

• taniutki

 

nouns

• tania bandera
• taniocha
• taniość
• tanizna

 

verb

• tanieć

 

Descendants

• → Belarusian: та́нны (tánny)

Further reading

• tani in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• tani in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English ton.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

tani (n class, plural tani)

1. A ton (a short ton, a long ton, or a metric ton/tonne)

Unami

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtani]

Adverb

tani

1. where?
2. how?

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “tani”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project