kuni

== Duna == === Noun === kuni bone === References === Bill Palmer, editor (2018), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area, Berlin: de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 42 == Estonian == === Etymology === The ku- stem (from Proto-Finnic *ku-) with the terminative case suffix -ni. Compare Finnish kunnes and Votic kuniz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuni/, [ˈkunʲi] Rhymes: -uni Hyphenation: ku‧ni === Adverb === kuni (not comparable) up to, to (emphasising the limit of attainability of a phenomenon, a situation) Saal mahutab kuni 500 inimest. ― The hall can accommodate up to 500 people. Ma võin jääda siia kuni nädalaks. ― I could stay here for up to a week. Mäed on kuni kilomeeter kõrged. ― The mountains are up to a kilometre high. Heinamaa ulatus sooservast kuni põllu äärde välja. ― The grassland extended from the edge of the bog to the edge of the field. Nähtus ulatub tagasi kuni esiajaloolisse aega. ― The phenomenon dates back to prehistoric times. ==== Derived terms ==== === Conjunction === kuni Indicating the time until which the action or situation expressed in the main clause will take place: until, till Magasin, kuni mind äratati. ― I slept until I was woken up. Tee seda, kuni pole hilja! ― Do it until it's not too late! Seni linnuke lendab, kuni ta pesa leiab. ― The bird flies till he finds a nest. Ta ootas, kuni teised järele jõudsid. ― He waited until the others caught up. (uncommon) while Linking words or phrases that indicate the scope of something: to Mul läheb aega veel viis kuni kümme minutit. ― It will take me another five to ten minutes. Kümne kuni kaheteistkümne päeva pärast kirjutatakse ta haiglast välja. ― After ten to twelve days (s)he will be discharged from hospital. kuue- kuni kaheksa-aastased lapsed ― children aged six to eight Seene kübar on kollakas- kuni kahvatupruun. ― The mushroom cap is yellowish to pale brown. === Preposition === kuni (+ terminative case) up to, to; until, till (emphasises the boundary marked by a noun up to which something occurs) Saadan sind kuni järgmise tänavanurgani. ― I'll walk you to the next street corner. Käed olid kuni küünarnukkideni sidemeis. ― My hands were bandaged up to the elbows. Töötasin sellel kohal kuni 1965. aastani. ― I worked at this place until 1965. Pidutseti kuni keskööni. ― They partied till midnight. Ma ei unusta seda kuni surmatunnini. ― I won't forget it till the hour of my death. See komme on säilinud kuni tänapäevani. ― This custom has survived to this day. Kotka tiibade siruulatus küünib kuni 2 meetrini. ― The eagle's wingspan reaches up to 2 metres. Kõik oli kuni pisiasjadeni läbi mõeldud. ― Everything was planned down to the last detail. Võttis riided kuni särgini seljast. ― He took his clothes off down to his shirt. ==== Usage notes ==== The preposition can be omitted without changing the meaning of the sentence, due to the terminative case, which the preposition takes, having the exact same function. === References === kuni in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “kuni”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuni/, [ˈkuni] Rhymes: -uni Syllabification(key): ku‧ni Hyphenation(key): ku‧ni === Conjunction === kuni (poetic or dialectal) alternative form of kuin. === Particle === kuni (poetic or dialectal) alternative form of kuin == Gothic == === Romanization === kuni romanization of 𐌺𐌿𐌽𐌹 == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kù.nîː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [kʷʊ̀.nîː] === Noun === kùnî m (possessed form kùnîn) (pharmacology) quinine == Japanese == === Romanization === kuni Rōmaji transcription of くに == Polish == === Etymology === From kuna + -i. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈku.ɲi/ Rhymes: -uɲi Syllabification: ku‧ni === Adjective === kuni (not comparable, no derived adverb) (relational) marten (of, pertaining to, or characteristic of martens) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kuni”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Romani == === Alternative forms === kuj === Etymology === Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀳𑀡𑀻 (kuhaṇī), from Sanskrit कफोणि (kaphoṇi). === Noun === kuni f (plural kunǎ) (anatomy) elbow == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === kuni (Cyrillic spelling куни) dative/locative singular of kuna === Verb === kuni (Cyrillic spelling куни) second-person singular imperative of kleti == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀kʊ́nì. === Pronunciation === === Noun === kuni plural of ukuni: firewood