Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ani

/ˈɑː.ni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.20 in modern English

Syllables: ani
IPA: /ˈɑː.ni/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.

noun

noun

Initialism of automatic number identification.

American usage; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of artificial narrow intelligence.

Countable

name

Initialism of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

name

a ruined medieval Armenian city-site in the Turkish province of Kars near the border with Armenia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ani or Spanish aní, both from Old Tupi any.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: aní, any, Անի

Usage

Inflected Forms

anis (plural)

Phrases

greater ani smooth-billed ani groove-billed ani

Rhymes With

nani azerbaijani rajasthani kalani frangipani punani nahani

Questions

How do you pronounce ani?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɑː.ni/.
What does ani mean?: Any bird of the genus Crotophaga in the cuckoo family.
Where does ani come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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