lili

See also: Lili and lìlì

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: li‧li

Verb

lili

  1. to peep; to look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed
    Synonyms: baklad, boso

Cornish

Etymology

From English lily.

Noun

lili (collective, singulative lilien f)

  1. lilies
    Synonym: alow

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪlɪ]

Participle

lili

  1. 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)

  1. jealous
  2. sensitive to criticism

Noun

lili

  1. jealousy
  2. mental anguish at one's loved ones being criticised

Derived terms

  • hoʻolili (causative)

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “lili”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 205
  2. ^ 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

From French lit.

Noun

lili

  1. bed

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

  1. alternative form of lilie

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French lit.

Noun

lili

  1. bed

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)

  1. incision of a wound on skin to be able to pull out a thorn

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)

  1. lily (flower in the genus Lilium)

Further reading

  • lili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Volapük

Noun

lili

  1. accusative singular of lil

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English lily.

Noun

lili f (plural lilis or lilïau, not mutable)

  1. lily

Synonyms

Derived terms

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