nini

See also: Appendix:Variations of "nini"

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naɪˈnaɪ/

Interjection

nini

1. (childish) Alternative form of night night.

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay nenek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nini/
• Hyphenation: ni‧ni

Noun

nini

1. grandparent; grandfather or grandmother

Eastern Ojibwa

Etymology

cf. Ojibwe inini

Noun

nini

1. man

References

Jerry Randolph Valentine (2001), Nishnaabemwin Reference Grammar, University of Toronto, page 105

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈni.ni/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *niŋi (“to pour out”).

Verb

nini(transitive)

1. to pour
2. to spill
3. to apply ointment

Derived terms

• hanini

Noun

nini

1. balm, ointment

Etymology 2

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

Noun

nini

1. fence, line of stones

Derived terms

• pānini (“prickly pear cactus”)

Further reading

• nini in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.