dani

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dani"

Cebuano

Etymology

Shortened form of diani or danhi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdani/ [ˈd̪aː.n̪i]
• Hyphenation: da‧ni

Adverb

dani (Badlit spelling ᜇᜈᜒ)

1. (colloquial, dialectal) alternative form of dinhi (“here”)

   Miming nga gamay dani.

   Little kitty here.

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	direct*		indirect*		oblique	locative	allative	existential**		destination	interjection**		manner**
	full	short	full	short				full	short		full	short	full	short
near speaker***	kirí karí	ri	niiri niari	iri ari	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	arí	diará	dará	ingon iri ingon ari	ing-ari in-ari
near speaker and listener***	kiní kaní	ni	niini niani	ini ani	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	anhi	niará	nará	ingon ini ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	anhà	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	adto	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato

^† Archaic
* When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
** Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
*** These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdaɲɪ]
• Rhymes: -aɲɪ
• Hyphenation: da‧ni

Etymology 1

Noun

dani

1. dative/vocative/locative singular of daň

Etymology 2

Noun

dani

1. masculine animate nominative/vocative plural of dan (master of judo and karate)

Synonyms

• danové

Anagrams

• Inda

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse danir, from Proto-Germanic *daniz.

Noun

dani m (genitive singular dana, plural danir)

1. Dane

Declension

Declension of dani (m3s/m14p)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	dani	danin	danir	danirnir
accusative	dana	danan	danir	danirnar
dative	dana	dananum	dønum, danum	dønunum, danunum
genitive	dana	danans	dana	dananna

Derived terms

• danadrotning
• danakongur
• danastjórn
• Danaveldi

Anagrams

• andi
• inda

Guugu Yimidhirr

Adjective

dani

1. slow

References

• Haviland, John B. (1979), “Guugu Yimidhirr”, in R. M. W. Dixon & Barry J. Blake, editor, Handbook of Australian languages, volume 1, Canberra: ANU Press, →DOI, page 168

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [daniə]
• Hyphenation: da‧ni
• Rhymes: -ni

Verb

dani

1. to wake up

Japanese

Romanization

dani

1. Rōmaji transcription of だに
2. Rōmaji transcription of ダニ

Khoekhoe

Etymology

From an extinct South Cushitic language. Compare with Iraqw danú (“tree”).

Noun

dani ? (dual, plural)

1. honey

References

• Words of apparent Arabic and CUSHITIC origin in Khoekhoe and Kalahari KHOE languages of southern Africa: how did they get there, and what are the implications?‎^[1], 2023

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈda.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: da‧ni

Adjective

dani

1. virile nominative/vocative plural of dany

Further reading

• “dani”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[2] (in Polish)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdaɲi/

Noun

dani

1. dative/locative singular of daň

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈniʔ/ [d̪ɐˈn̪ɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: da‧ni

Adjective

danî (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜈᜒ)

1. lying down or placed together side by side or close to each other (of two persons or things)

   Synonyms: siping, magkasiping, tabi, magkatabi

Derived terms

• danian
• magdani
• makidani
• marani

Anagrams

• inda, dian

Volapük

Noun

dani

1. accusative singular of dan

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• dá ní

Etymology 1

From dá (“to act alone”) +‎ ní (“to have, to possess”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dá.nĩ́/

Verb

dání

1. (splitting verb) alternative form of dá ní (“to own or possess something completely by oneself”)

   ó dá ìbọn ní

   He possess a gun in his own right'

2. to own something in ones own right

   ó dání ìbọn

   He owns a gun

3. (splitting verb) alternative form of dá ní (“to take hold of something”)

Derived terms

• ilé-ẹ̀kọ́ àdání (“private school”)
• àwọn oníṣẹ́-ọrọ̀-ajé àdání (“private sector”)
• gbẹ̀wùdání
• báǹkì àdání (“private bank”)
• àdání (“unique”)

Etymology 2

From dà (“to betray”) +‎ ẹni (“person”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dā.nĩ̄/

Verb

dani

1. to betray a person

   ọ̀rẹ́ tòótọ́ kìí dani

   A true friend does not betray a person