alili

Kapampangan

Etymology

Cognate to Tagalog halili.

Verb

alíli

  1. to take someone's place

Tokelauan

Noun

alili

  1. mollusc

Noun

alili

  1. the leadline of a fishing net, so-named as it was formerly weighted with mollusc shells

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 12
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