lani

lani

1. queen

• IPA^(key): [ˈlaɲɪ]

lani f

1. dative/vocative/locative singular of laň

From Proto-Polynesian *laŋi, from Proto-Oceanic *laŋit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋit, from Proto-Austronesian *laŋiC. Compare Malagasy lanitra, Malay langit, Maori rangi.

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ni/, [ˈlɐ.ni]

lani

1. sky, heavens, firmament

   uhi mai ka lani pō

   the night sky spreads forth; said of ignorance

2. heaven

   mai ka lani nō ā ka honua

   from heaven to earth; said of something done quickly, without rhyme or reason

3. air

   māewa lani

   swinging in the air

4. majesty, very high chief, king

   ua kapauʻu ka lani

   the high chief is greatly disturbed

5. host

• ⇒ Hawaiian: Lani
  • → English: Lani

lani

1. (stative) to be heavenly, celestial

   palapala mahola lani

   celestial projection map

2. (stative) to be divine

   mana weu lani

   branch with divine foliage; said of a chief

3. (stative) to be spiritual

   ʻai lani

   spiritual food

4. (stative) to be royal, exalted, highborn, noble, aristocratic

   e lulu hiwa lani ana ʻoe

   you are sheltering the royal favorite

lani

1. plural of lano

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ɲi/
• Rhymes: -aɲi
• Syllabification: la‧ni

lani

1. virile nominative/vocative plural of lany

• lane

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Slovene láni, Czech loni, vloni, Slovak vlani, Russian лони́ (loní), and Latin ōlim (“once”).

lȃni (Cyrillic spelling ла̑ни)

1. last year

• lanjski

From Proto-Slavic *olni, from Proto-Indo-European *ol-ney, from *h₂el- (“beyond, other”). Cognate with Serbo-Croatian lȃni, Czech loni, vloni, Russian лони́ (loní), and Latin ōlim (“once”).

• IPA^(key): /làːni/

láni

1. last year

• “lani”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
• “lani”, in Termania, Amebis
• See also the general references