lili
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: li‧li
Verb
lili
Cornish
Etymology
Noun
lili (collective, singulative lilien f)
Derived terms
- lili kledha (“gladioli”)
- lili Korawys (“daffodils”)
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈlɪlɪ]
Participle
lili
- animate masculine plural past active participle of lít
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *lili (“be angry” – compare with Māori riri, Rarotongan riri, Tahitian riri and Samoan lili;[1] maybe related to Tongan lili “to be angry; to boil, to cook in boiling water” and Fijian riri “to boil” both Proto-Oceanic *ririq from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diqdiq “to boil water” (compare with Malay didih).[2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈli.li/
Verb
lili(stative)
Noun
lili
Derived terms
- hoʻolili (causative)
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “lili”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 205
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lili2”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
lili
References
- Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN
Middle English
Noun
lili
- alternative form of lilie
Seychellois Creole
Etymology
Noun
lili
References
- D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈliliʔ/ [ˈliː.lɪʔ]
- Rhymes: -iliʔ
- Syllabification: li‧li
Noun
lilì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒ)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English lily, from Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). Doublet of liryo.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlili/ [ˈliː.lɪ]
- Rhymes: -ili
- Syllabification: li‧li
Noun
lili (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒ)
- lily (flower in the genus Lilium)
Further reading
- “lili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
Volapük
Noun
lili
- accusative singular of lil
Welsh
Etymology
Noun
lili f (plural lilis or lilïau, not mutable)
Synonyms
- (literary) alaw
Derived terms
- lili'r ffagl (“red hot poker plant”)
- lili'r dŵr (“waterlily”)
- lili'r maes (“lily of the valley”)
- lili'r Pasg (“calls lily”)
Further reading
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “lili”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies