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ini

Pronunciation: /ˈini/

“ini” is a Malay word. Its 5 meanings in English:

determiner

  1. this (the (thing) here)
  2. this (known (thing) just mentioned)
  3. this (known (thing) about to be mentioned)
  4. this (known (thing) that the speaker does not think is known to the audience)

pronoun

  1. this (the thing, item, etc. being indicated)

Etymology

First attested in the Talang Tuo inscription, 684 CE. From Proto-Malayic *(i)ni(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ini, from Proto-Austronesian *ini.

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