See also: Moni, Móni, mõni, mónǐ, moni-, and möni-

Chichewa

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Etymology

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Unknown; possibilities include English morning (short for good morning), or a worn-down form of kuona (to see) or moyoni (life to you).

Pronunciation

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Interjection

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móni

  1. hello!

Chuukese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English money.

Noun

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moni

  1. money

Cicipu

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Noun

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moni

  1. water

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
  • Rhymes: -oni
  • Syllabification(key): mo‧ni

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone; see them for cognates and more information.

Determiner

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moni

  1. many
    Moni opiskelija joutuu elämään toimeentulon rajoilla.
    Many students are forced to live at the subsistence level.
    Join aika monta olutta.
    I had quite a few beers.

Pronoun

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moni

  1. (indefinite) many (when used on its own, often but not always refers to people)
    Synonym: usea
    Moni voisi ajatella samoin.
    Many people could think the same.
    Monelta(ko) päivällinen on?
    What time is the dinner?
    (literally, “At how many-th (hour) is the dinner?”)
  2. (in compounds) poly-, multi-, many-
    monityydyttymätönpolyunsaturated
    monikielinenmultilingual
    monipuolinenmany-sided
  3. (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few
    Melko moni tahtoo olutta.
    Quite a few people want beer.
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When used as the grammatical subject in a sentence, the use of moni differs according to the linguistic style.

  • In formal Finnish, moni is the plural marker and the following noun (if any) and verb are in the singular.
    moni lapsi syö puuroa aamiaiseksi (formal style)
    many children eat porridge for breakfast
    (literally, “many a child eats porridge for breakfast”)
  • In informal Finnish the plural form "monet" is used and the modified noun and the following verb are plural.
    monet lapset syövät puuroa aamiaiseksi (informal style)
    many children eat porridge for breakfast

When used as the grammatical object in a sentence, both moni and the noun it qualifies follow the case dictated by the verb.

Pystyn vaikuttamaan moniin ihmisiin. (illative as governed by vaikuttaa)
I'm able to influence many people.
Rakastan montaa ihmistä. (partitive case dictated by rakastaa; double partitive (montaa) necessary as "monta" has been reanalyzed as nominative)
I love many people.
Declension
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  • Note the colloquial essive singular form monna and the double partitive montaa.
Derived terms
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verbs
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Etymology 2

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Uncertain. An earlier variant of mani attested since the beginning of the 20th century.

The expected form from both origins would be mani.

Noun

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moni (obsolete)

  1. (Helsinki slang) money
    Synonyms: see raha
Declension
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Inflection of moni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative moni monit
genitive monin monien
partitive monia moneja
illative moniin moneihin
singular plural
nominative moni monit
accusative nom. moni monit
gen. monin
genitive monin monien
partitive monia moneja
inessive monissa moneissa
elative monista moneista
illative moniin moneihin
adessive monilla moneilla
ablative monilta moneilta
allative monille moneille
essive monina moneina
translative moniksi moneiksi
abessive monitta moneitta
instructive monein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of moni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative monini monini
accusative nom. monini monini
gen. monini
genitive monini monieni
partitive moniani monejani
inessive monissani moneissani
elative monistani moneistani
illative moniini moneihini
adessive monillani moneillani
ablative moniltani moneiltani
allative monilleni moneilleni
essive moninani moneinani
translative monikseni moneikseni
abessive monittani moneittani
instructive
comitative moneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative monisi monisi
accusative nom. monisi monisi
gen. monisi
genitive monisi moniesi
partitive moniasi monejasi
inessive monissasi moneissasi
elative monistasi moneistasi
illative moniisi moneihisi
adessive monillasi moneillasi
ablative moniltasi moneiltasi
allative monillesi moneillesi
essive moninasi moneinasi
translative moniksesi moneiksesi
abessive monittasi moneittasi
instructive
comitative moneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative monimme monimme
accusative nom. monimme monimme
gen. monimme
genitive monimme moniemme
partitive moniamme monejamme
inessive monissamme moneissamme
elative monistamme moneistamme
illative moniimme moneihimme
adessive monillamme moneillamme
ablative moniltamme moneiltamme
allative monillemme moneillemme
essive moninamme moneinamme
translative moniksemme moneiksemme
abessive monittamme moneittamme
instructive
comitative moneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative moninne moninne
accusative nom. moninne moninne
gen. moninne
genitive moninne monienne
partitive monianne monejanne
inessive monissanne moneissanne
elative monistanne moneistanne
illative moniinne moneihinne
adessive monillanne moneillanne
ablative moniltanne moneiltanne
allative monillenne moneillenne
essive moninanne moneinanne
translative moniksenne moneiksenne
abessive monittanne moneittanne
instructive
comitative moneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative moninsa moninsa
accusative nom. moninsa moninsa
gen. moninsa
genitive moninsa moniensa
partitive moniaan
moniansa
monejaan
monejansa
inessive monissaan
monissansa
moneissaan
moneissansa
elative monistaan
monistansa
moneistaan
moneistansa
illative moniinsa moneihinsa
adessive monillaan
monillansa
moneillaan
moneillansa
ablative moniltaan
moniltansa
moneiltaan
moneiltansa
allative monilleen
monillensa
moneilleen
moneillensa
essive moninaan
moninansa
moneinaan
moneinansa
translative monikseen
moniksensa
moneikseen
moneiksensa
abessive monittaan
monittansa
moneittaan
moneittansa
instructive
comitative moneineen
moneinensa

References

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  • Heikki Paunonen (2016) Sloboa Stadissa: stadin slangin etymologiaa (in Finnish), Jyväskylä: Docendo, →ISBN

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *moni, from Proto-Finno-Permic *mone. Cognates include Finnish moni and Estonian mõni.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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moni

  1. a lot, many

Declension

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Declension of moni (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative moni monet
genitive monen monniin, moniloin
partitive monta, mont monnia, moniloja
illative monnee monnii, moniloihe
inessive mones monis, monilois
elative monest monist, moniloist
allative monelle monille, moniloille
adessive monel monil, moniloil
ablative monelt monilt, moniloilt
translative moneks moniks, moniloiks
essive monenna, monneen moninna, moniloinna, monniin, moniloin
exessive1) monent monint, moniloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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See also

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 314

Kikuyu

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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.
  • (Kiambu)

Noun

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moni class 9/10 (plural moni)

  1. ear lobe

Holonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  • “moni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 263. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Maori

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Noun

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moni

  1. money, cash

Nigerian Pidgin

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Etymology

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From English money.

Noun

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moni

  1. money

Northern Sami

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Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmoniː/

Noun

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moni

  1. accusative/genitive singular of monni

Samoan

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Adjective

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moni

  1. real
  2. related by blood; biological

Sranan Tongo

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Etymology

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From English money.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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moni

  1. money

Tahitian

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Noun

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moni

  1. money

Tok Pisin

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Etymology

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From English money.

Noun

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moni

  1. money
  2. currency
  3. dollar

Volapük

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Noun

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moni

  1. accusative singular of mon