lani
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Indonesian langit, Maori rangi.
Noun
lani
- sky, heavens, firmament
- uhi mai ka lani pō
- the night sky spreads forth; said of ignorance
- uhi mai ka lani pō
- heaven
- mai ka lani nō ā ka honua
- from heaven to earth; said of something done quickly, without rhyme or reason
- mai ka lani nō ā ka honua
- air
- māewa lani
- swinging in the air
- māewa lani
- majesty, very high chief, king
- ua kapauʻu ka lani
- the high chief is greatly disturbed
- ua kapauʻu ka lani
- host
Verb
lani
- (stative) to be heavenly, celestial
- palapala mahola lani
- celestial projection map
- palapala mahola lani
- (stative) to be divine
- mana weu lani
- branch with divine foliage; said of a chief
- mana weu lani
- (stative) to be spiritual
- ʻai lani
- spiritual food
- ʻai lani
- (stative) to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic
- e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe
- you are sheltering the royal favorite
- e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe
Ido
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈla.ɲi/
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Slovene láni, Czech loni, vloni, Slovak vlani, Russian лони (loní), and Latin ōlim (“once”).
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian lȃni, Czech loni, vloni, Russian лони (loní), and Latin ōlim (“once”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlàːni/
- Tonal orthography: láni
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