Definitions and meaning of pili
pili
Etymology 1
Noun
pili
- plural of pilus
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Tagalog pili.
Noun
pili (plural pilis or pili)
- A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
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- 2012, M.N. Normah, S. K. Malik, R. Chaudhury, I. Salma, M. A. Makeen, Chapter 8: Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed (editors, Conservation of Tropical Plant Species, page 143,
- The crops covered by the project include jackfruit and other Artocarpus species, pili (Canarium ovatum), mangosteen and other Garcinia species, and durian (Durio zibethinus).
- The edible nut of the tree.
See also
Anagrams
Bikol Central
Etymology 1
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧li
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- IPA(key): /ˈpili/, [ˈpi.l̪i]
Noun
píli
- the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
- a pili nut
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧li
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- IPA(key): /ˈpiliʔ/, [ˈpi.l̪iʔ]
Adjective
pili
- fastidious; selective; particular; fussy
Noun
pili
- choosing; selecting; picking
Derived terms
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pi‧li
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- IPA(key): /ˈpiliʔ/, [ˈpi.l̪ɪʔ]
Etymology 1
Noun
pilì
- pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
- pili nut
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (cf. Malay pilih and Tagalog pili).
Verb
pilì
- to choose; to select
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈpɪlɪ]
- Rhymes: -ɪlɪ
- Homophones: pily, pyly
Participle
pili
- masculine animate plural of the past participle of pít
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from dialectal Swedish pille (compare Norwegian pill, Low German pille).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpili/, [ˈpili]
- Rhymes: -ili
- Syllabification(key): pi‧li
Noun
pili (childish)
- Synonym of pippeli (“pee-pee, penis”).
Declension
Further reading
- “pili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2024-04-05
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Verb
pili
- to cling
Derived terms
Higaonon
Verb
pili
- to choose
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]; compare pilih.
Verb
pili (used in the form pilien)
- to choose
Latin
Noun
pilī
- inflection of pilus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular
Noun
pīlī
- genitive singular of pīlum
Latvian
Noun
pili f
- accusative/instrumental singular of pils
Noun
pili f
- accusative/instrumental singular of pile
Verb
pili
- inflection of pilēt:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpʲili/, [ˈpʲilʲi]
Participle
pili
- plural of pił
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpi.li/
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- Rhymes: -ili
- Syllabification: pi‧li
Verb
pili
- third-person singular present of pilić
Verb
pili
- third-person plural virile past of pić
Quechua
Noun
pili
- duck, often female
Declension
Romanian
Etymology 1
From pilă + -i.
Verb
a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conj.
- to file
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Romani pijel.
Verb
a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conj.
- (slang) to get drunk
Conjugation
Serbo-Croatian
Verb
pili (Cyrillic spelling пили)
- third-person singular present of piliti
Swahili
Pronunciation
Numeral
pili
- two
Usage notes
Used as an abstract value; when the number is being used as an adjective, use -wili.
Coordinate terms
Adjective
-a pili (invariable)
- second (number-two)
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h). Compare Hiligaynon pili, Waray-Waray pili, Cebuano pili, Bikol Central pili, Hanunoo pili, Ibanag pili, and Iban empili.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpili/, [ˈpi.lɪ]
- Rhymes: -ili
- Syllabification: pi‧li
Noun
pili (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)
- the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
- a pili nut
- Synonyms: basiyad, liputi, pilaway
Etymology 2
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq, compare Malay pilih.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈpiliʔ/, [ˈpi.lɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -iliʔ
- Syllabification: pi‧li
Noun
pilì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)
- choice
- act of choosing
Derived terms
See also
Anagrams
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpi.li/
- Hyphenation: pi‧li
Etymology 1
From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Hawaiian pili and Tuvaluan pili.
Verb
pili
- (intransitive) to be close
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Tuvaluan pili and Samoan pili.
Noun
pili
- lizard
Etymology 3
Borrowed from English bill.
Noun
pili
- bill (written note of goods solved)
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 269
Ughele
Noun
pili
- basket
References
- Benedicte Haraldstad Frostad (2012). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu.
Unami
Particle
pili
- different, other, else
References
- Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pili”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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