"lani" meaning in Hawaiian

See lani in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈla.ni/, [ˈlɐ.ni]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*laŋi}} Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*laŋit}} Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*laŋit}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, {{inh|haw|map-pro|*laŋiC}} Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC, {{cog|mg|lanitra}} Malagasy lanitra, {{cog|ms|langit}} Malay langit, {{cog|mi|rangi}} Maori rangi Head templates: {{head|haw|noun|head=}} lani, {{haw-noun}} lani
  1. sky, heavens, firmament
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-noun-qwzocqXo
  2. heaven
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-noun-gY7-RqbC
  3. air
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-noun-n-Qw5SdG
  4. majesty, very high chief, king
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-noun-Din7TQH- Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 1 57 1 7 4 8 9
  5. host
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-noun-R0CuY0ew

Verb

IPA: /ˈla.ni/, [ˈlɐ.ni]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*laŋi}} Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*laŋit}} Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, {{inh|haw|poz-pro|*laŋit}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, {{inh|haw|map-pro|*laŋiC}} Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC, {{cog|mg|lanitra}} Malagasy lanitra, {{cog|ms|langit}} Malay langit, {{cog|mi|rangi}} Maori rangi Head templates: {{head|haw|verbs|cat2=stative verbs|head=}} lani, {{haw-verb|s}} lani
  1. (stative) to be heavenly, celestial Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-verb-oIsymTK6
  2. (stative) to be divine Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-verb-~me4zNcQ
  3. (stative) to be spiritual Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-verb-R7VkXIpP
  4. (stative) to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic Tags: stative
    Sense id: en-lani-haw-verb-RIw29D51

Download JSON data for lani meaning in Hawaiian (5.4kB)

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          "english": "the high chief is greatly disturbed",
          "text": "ua kapauʻu ka lani",
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          "text": "ʻai lani",
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          "text": "e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe",
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          "text": "mai ka lani nō ā ka honua",
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          "english": "branch with divine foliage; said of a chief",
          "text": "mana weu lani",
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        "to be divine"
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        "(stative) to be divine"
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        {
          "english": "spiritual food",
          "text": "ʻai lani",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be spiritual"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "spiritual",
          "spiritual"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(stative) to be spiritual"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hawaiian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "you are sheltering the royal favorite",
          "text": "e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "royal",
          "royal"
        ],
        [
          "exalted",
          "exalted"
        ],
        [
          "highborn",
          "highborn"
        ],
        [
          "noble",
          "noble"
        ],
        [
          "aristocratic",
          "aristocratic"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(stative) to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "stative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈla.ni/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɐ.ni]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "lani"
}

This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Hawaiian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-05-01 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-04-21 using wiktextract (f4fd8c9 and c9440ce). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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