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wani

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See also: wa'ni, Wani, and wani-

Australian Kriol

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Pronoun

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wani

  1. (interrogative) what
    Synonym: wot

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: wa‧ni

Etymology 1

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Compare wani.

Verb

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wani

  1. to misplace

Etymology 2

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Compare Malay kwini and English kuweni.

Noun

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wani

  1. the Saipan mango (Mangifera odorata)
  2. fruit of this tree

Quotations

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Noun

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wani

  1. water

References

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  • The Papuan Languages of New Guinea (1986, →ISBN

Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wá.ní/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wə́.nɪ́]

Pronoun

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wani m (feminine wata, plural wasu, alternate plural waɗansu)

  1. someone
  2. some, a certain, another
  3. (as a demonstrative) a, some

Japanese

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Romanization

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wani

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わに
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ワニ

Javanese

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Romanization

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wani

  1. Romanization of ꦮꦤꦶ

Maori

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English swan.

Noun

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wani

  1. swan

Ngazidja Comorian

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Noun

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wani class 11 (plural mani class 6)

  1. leaf

References

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  • wani” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Old Javanese

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Adjective

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wani

  1. Alternative spelling of wāni

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English want.

Verb

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wani

  1. to want

Noun

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wani

  1. desire

Tagalog

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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wani or waní (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

  1. help; assistance
    Synonyms: tulong, ayuda
  2. custom; manner of doing; habit
    Synonyms: ugali, gawi, kostumbre, kaugalian, kinaugalian, kagawian, kinagawian
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Etymology 2

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wanî (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜈᜒ)

  1. (obsolete) cleanliness
    Synonym: kalinisan
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Further reading

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  • wani”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

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