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

taní

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:

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• 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

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtani/ [ˈt̪a.ni]
• Rhymes: -ani
• Syllabification: ta‧ni

Etymology 1

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

Noun

tani (plural tani-tani)

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 (plural tani-tani)

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

   Synonym: temberang

Etymology 3

Semantic loan from English pirate.

Adjective

tani

1. (colloquial) pirate (illegally imitated or reproduced, said of a trademarked product or copyrighted work, or of the counterfeit itself)

   Synonym: bajakan

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 of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

tani

1. Rōmaji transcription of たに

Javanese

Romanization

tani

1. Romanization of ꦠꦤꦶ

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 (“farmers' market”)

Further reading

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

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish *tuni, from Proto-Slavic *tuňь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ɲi/

• Audio:

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• 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):

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Noun

tani class IX (plural tani class X)

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