"-nini" meaning in All languages combined

See -nini on Wiktionary

Suffix [Akan]

Head templates: {{head|ak|suffix}} -nini
  1. (Twi) male Tags: Twi, masculine, morpheme
    Sense id: en--nini-ak-suffix-DSSOgsYs Categories (other): Akan entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Twi Akan

Adjective [Kikuyu]

IPA: /nini/
Etymology: Hinde (1904) records kanyinyi as an equivalent of English small in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kanini and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kinini as its equivalents. Etymology templates: {{cog|kam|kanini}} Kamba kanini Head templates: {{head|ki|adjective}} -nini Inflection templates: {{ki-infl-adj|mũnini|anini|mĩnini|rĩnini|manini|kĩnini|nini|rũnini|kanini|tũnini|kũnini|hanini}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], mũnini [class-2, singular], anini [class-2, plural], mũnini [class-4, singular], mĩnini [class-4, plural], rĩnini [class-6, singular], manini [class-6, plural], kĩnini [class-8, singular], nini [class-8, plural], nini [class-10, singular], nini [class-10, plural], rũnini [class-10, singular], kanini [class-13, singular], tũnini [class-13, plural], mũnini [class-6, singular], kũnini [class-6, singular], hanini [class-16, singular], - [class-16, plural]
  1. little, small Related terms: -nyinyi
    Sense id: en--nini-ki-adj-JkIMO~ub Categories (other): Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nini",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-bedeɛ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Twi Akan",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "male"
      ],
      "id": "en--nini-ak-suffix-DSSOgsYs",
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Twi) male"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nini"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kanini"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kanini",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kanyinyi as an equivalent of English small in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kanini and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kinini as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kanini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-nini",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mũnini",
        "10": "tũnini",
        "11": "kũnini",
        "12": "hanini",
        "2": "anini",
        "3": "mĩnini",
        "4": "rĩnini",
        "5": "manini",
        "6": "kĩnini",
        "7": "nini",
        "8": "rũnini",
        "9": "kanini"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-nene"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little, small"
      ],
      "id": "en--nini-ki-adj-JkIMO~ub",
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "-nyinyi"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nini/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nini"
}
{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ak",
        "2": "suffix"
      },
      "expansion": "-nini",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Akan",
  "lang_code": "ak",
  "pos": "suffix",
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-bedeɛ"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Akan entries with incorrect language header",
        "Akan lemmas",
        "Akan suffixes",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Twi Akan"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "male"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "male",
          "male"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Twi) male"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Twi",
        "masculine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nini"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kam",
        "2": "kanini"
      },
      "expansion": "Kamba kanini",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Hinde (1904) records kanyinyi as an equivalent of English small in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also “Ulu dialect” (spoken then from Machakos to coastal area) of Kamba kanini and “Nganyawa dialect” (spoken then in Kitui District) of Kamba kinini as its equivalents.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ki-infl-adj",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "anini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-2",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mĩnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-4",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rĩnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "manini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kĩnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-8",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "nini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "rũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-10",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kanini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-13",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "mũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kũnini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-6",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hanini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class-16",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ki",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "-nini",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mũnini",
        "10": "tũnini",
        "11": "kũnini",
        "12": "hanini",
        "2": "anini",
        "3": "mĩnini",
        "4": "rĩnini",
        "5": "manini",
        "6": "kĩnini",
        "7": "nini",
        "8": "rũnini",
        "9": "kanini"
      },
      "name": "ki-infl-adj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Kikuyu",
  "lang_code": "ki",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "-nyinyi"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "-nene"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Kikuyu adjectives",
        "Kikuyu entries with incorrect language header",
        "Kikuyu lemmas",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "little, small"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "little",
          "little"
        ],
        [
          "small",
          "small"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/nini/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-nini"
}

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