Standard Lemma guide

Hani

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE1 N IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Loloish language spoken by Hani people, closely related to Akha.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A Tibeto-Burman people living in Yunnan, China, Vietnam, and Laos, where they are also known as Ho.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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Meaning relationships

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3

noun

Meaning 3

a Loloish language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Akha

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Loloish

History

Etymology

From Hani Haqniq, probably via Mandarin 哈尼 (Hāní).

Across languages

Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 哈尼語 /哈尼语 (Hāníyǔ) — language
  • Hani: Haqniqdoq — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 哈尼族 (Hānízú) — people