moni

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

Chichewa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmó.ni/

Interjection

móni

1. hello!

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English money.

Noun

moni

1. money

Cicipu

Noun

moni

1. water

References

• Stuart McGill, Markus Yabani, Cicipu dictionary (with English and Hausa finderlists), version 0.1

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Determiner

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

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-

   monityydyttymätön ― polyunsaturated

   monikielinen ― multilingual

   monipuolinen ― many-sided

3. (aika ~ or melko ~) few, quite a few

   Melko moni tahtoo olutta.

   Quite a few people want beer.

Usage notes

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

Declension of moni (type 23/tiili) noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative moni monet superessive moniaalla – genitive monen monien delative moniaalta – partitive monta monia sublative moniaalle – accusative moni monet lative – – inessive monessa monissa temporal – – elative monesta monista causative – – illative moneen moniin multiplicative monesti – adessive monella monilla distributive – – ablative monelta monilta temp. dist. – – allative monelle monille prolative – – essive monena (monna) monina situative – – translative moneksi moniksi oppositive – – abessive monetta monitta instructive – monin comitative – monine

• Note the colloquial essive singular form monna and the double partitive montaa.

Derived terms

?s

• mones

 

adjectives

• monenlainen
• monias
• moninainen
• monituinen

 

adverbs

• monesti

 

nouns

• moneus
• monikko
• monisto

 

proper nouns

• Montonen

 

verbs

• monentaa
• monistaa

 

compounds

• monenarvoinen
• monenikäinen
• monenkaltainen
• monenkertainen
• monenkeskinen
• monenkielinen
• monenkirjava
• monenkokoinen
• monenlaatuinen
• monenmoinen
• monenmuotoinen
• monennäköinen
• monenvälinen
• monenvärinen
• moniajaa
• moniajo
• monialainen
• monialayritys
• moniammatillinen
• moniarvoinen
• moniasteöljy
• moniavioinen
• moniaviollinen
• monibiljoonainen
• monielinhäiriö
• monielinvaurio
• monietninen
• monihermosairaus
• monihuippuinen
• moni-ilmeinen
• monijoukko
• monijumalainen
• monijyväinen
• monijärvinen
• monijäseninen
• monikanava-analysaattori
• monikanavainen
• monikansainen
• monikansalaisuus
• monikansallinen
• monikasvoinen
• monikerroksinen
• monikerroslevy
• monikerta
• monikiteinen
• monikulmainen
• monikulmaluu
• monikulmio
• monikulttuurinen
• monikulttuuritutkimus
• monikymmeninen
• monikymmenkertainen
• monikymmenlukuinen
• monikymmenvuotinen
• monikärkiohjus
• monikäsitteinen
• monikäyttö
• monikäyttöhalli
• monilahjakas
• monilukuinen
• monilääkehoito
• monimerkityksinen
• monimielinen
• monimiljonääri
• monimiljoonikko
• monimuotoinen
• monimuoto-opetus
• monimuoto-opiskelu
• monimutkainen
• monimuuttujamenetelmä
• monimuuttujaregressioanalyysi
• moninapainen
• moninkertainen
• moninpeli
• moniottelija
• moniottelu
• monipaikkainen
• monipalveluverkko
• monipeiliteleskooppi
• moniperintä
• moniportainen
• monipuoluejärjestelmä
• monipuoluemaa
• monirakkulatauti
• monirikollinen
• monirotuinen
• monisairas
• monisanainen
• monisatakertainen
• monisatalukuinen
• monisatapäinen
• monisatavuotinen
• moniselitteinen
• monisikiöinen
• monisikiöraskaus
• monisivuinen
• monisoluinen
• monisuorittaminen
• monisynnyttäjä
• monisärmäinen
• monitahoinen
• monitahokas
• monitaiteinen
• monitaitoinen
• monitaituri
• monitasomarkkinointi
• monitavoiteoptimointi
• monitavuinen
• moniteholasit
• monitieteinen
• monitilatoimisto
• monitoiminen
• monituhatkertainen
• monituhatlukuinen
• monituhatpäinen
• monituhatvuotinen
• monityydyttymätön
• monityydyttämätön
• moniulotteinen
• moniurahihna
• moniuskontoinen
• monivaiheraketti
• monivalintakoe
• monivalintatehtävä
• moniverkko
• monivuotinen
• monivärihapero
• monivärinen
• moniväripainanta
• moniväripainatus

 

Further reading

• “moni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Etymology 2

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

• Likely borrowed from English money.
• Alternatively from Russian моне́та (monéta), perhaps as a clipping of moneta.

The expected form from both origins would be mani.

Noun

moni (obsolete)

1. (Helsinki slang) money

   Synonyms: see raha

Declension

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

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

Anagrams

• -nomi, moin, omin

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmoni/, [ˈmo̞ni]
• Rhymes: -oni
• Hyphenation: mo‧ni

Determiner

moni

1. a lot, many

Declension

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.

Synonyms

• paljo, äijä, ussia, isost, äijöin

Antonyms

• vähä

Derived terms

• mones
• monikas
• monikko
• monilaajain
• monta

 

See also

• moni-

References

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

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ̀níꜜ/

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)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

moni class 9/10 (plural moni)

1. ear lobe

Holonyms

• gũtũ

References

• “moni” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 263. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Maori

Noun

moni

1. money, cash

Nigerian Pidgin

Etymology

From English money.

Noun

moni

1. money

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈmoniː/

Noun

moni

1. accusative/genitive singular of monni

Samoan

Adjective

moni

1. real
2. related by blood; biological

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English money.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmo.ni/

Noun

moni

1. money

Tahitian

Noun

moni

1. money

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English money.

Noun

moni

1. money
2. currency
3. dollar

Volapük

Noun

moni

1. accusative singular of mon