-kini

See also: kini, Kini, kini-, and 'kini

English

Etymology

By extraction from bikini, in interpreting the "bi" as a prefix bi-, creating a new suffix.

Suffix

-kini

1. indicates a type of swimwear

Derived terms

• monokini (a type of one-piece swimsuit for women)
• bikini (a two-piece swimsuit for women, with a top and a bottom)
• trikini (a type swimsuit for women, which uses three strategic fabric triangles)
• facekini (a piece of swimwear worn on the head and covering the face and head)
• burkini (a full body bathing suit for women, which includes a hood)
• mankini (a kind of sling bikini for men)
• bandkini (a swimsuit consisting of a strapless bandeau top and a bikini bottom)
• halterkini (a swimsuit consisting of a halter top and a bikini bottom)
• tankini (a bathing suit composed of a tank top and the lower half of a bikini)
• skirtini (a two-piece swimsuit consisting of a top and a short, skirted bottom)
• microkini (a very skimpy bikini that covers just the genitals and nipples)
• slingkini (a one-piece swimsuit resembling the Y-shape frame of a slingshot which is supported by fabric at the neck)
• stringkini (a two-piece swimsuit attached by strings that is scantier and more revealing than a regular bikini)
• camikini (a swimsuit consisting of a thin-strapped camisole top and a bikini bottom)

Translations

a type of swimwear

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: -基尼 (-jīní)

• French: -kini (fr)

Anagrams

• Niki

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ki.ni/

Suffix

-kini

1. -kini

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -kini

Further reading

• “-kini”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.