dali

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See also: Dalí, dālǐ, d'ali, dàlǐ, Dàlǐ, Dali, and dāli

English

Noun

dali

  1. A timber tree (genus Myristica) of Guiana, whose wood is used for staves etc.

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daliq. Compare Cebuano & Tagalog dali.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /daˈliʔ/
  • Hyphenation: da‧li

Noun

dalî (Basahan spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. (Naga) instance of becoming easy; simple; quick; effortless
    Antonym: sakit
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdali/
  • Hyphenation: da‧li

Noun

dáli (Basahan spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. (slang) punch
    Synonyms: suntok, tako, bugti
Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daliq.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧li
  • IPA(key): /daˈliʔ/

Verb

dalî (Badlit spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. to hurry up, to be in a hurry; to fasten
    Synonyms: kara-kara, paspas
  2. to hasten
    Synonyms: subsob, apura

Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

dali

  1. animate masculine plural past active participle of dát

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *tali, from Proto-Oceanic *tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS. Compare Paiwan calis, Kulon-Pazeh saris, Malay tali, Ilocano tali, Ma'anyan tadi, Malagasy tady, Tetum tali, Yapese tael, Pohnpeian sahl, Maori tari.

Noun

dali

  1. rope (thick, strong string)

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daliq.

Adverb

dalî

  1. immediately, quickly, hurriedly

Derived terms

Icelandic

Noun

dali

  1. indefinite accusative plural of dalur

Latvian

Verb

dali

  1. inflection of dalīt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Participle

dali

  1. plural of dał

Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Adverb

dali

  1. very frequently

Old Norse

Noun

dali

  1. dative singular indefinite of dalr

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈda.li/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Syllabification: da‧li

Noun

dali f

  1. inflection of dal:
    1. genitive/dative/locative/vocative singular
    2. genitive plural

Verb

dali

  1. third-person plural virile past of dać

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: da‧li
  • Rhymes: -i

Contraction

dali

  1. Contraction of de ali (“from there”).

See also

Portuguese demonstratives (edit)
Pronouns Adverbs
Singular Plural Neuter
Masculine Feminine Masculine Feminine
Proximal X este esta estes estas isto aqui, cá
de + X deste desta destes destas disto daqui
em + X neste nesta nestes nestas nisto —
Medial X esse essa esses essas isso aí
de + X desse dessa desses dessas disso daí
em + X nesse nessa nesses nessas nisso —
Distal X aquele aquela aqueles aquelas aquilo ali, lá, acolá
de + X daquele daquela daqueles daquelas daquilo dali
em + X naquele naquela naqueles naquelas naquilo —
a + X àquele àquela àqueles àquelas àquilo
Anaphoric X o a os as — —
de + X do da dos das
em + X no na nos nas
a + X ao à aos às

Serbo-Croatian

Participle

dali (Cyrillic spelling дали)

  1. masculine plural active past participle of dȁti

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

dali (n class, no plural)

  1. the end (the final result or limit)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Southern Proto-Philippine *daliq (“short time; easy”). Compare Bikol Central dali, Cebuano dali, Waray-Waray dali, and Calamian Tagbanwa dalik.

Pronunciation

Noun

dalî (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. quickness; rapidity; promptness
    Synonyms: bilis, tulin, liksi, agap
  2. ease; easiness; facility
    Synonyms: gaan, alwan, (obsolete) nawa
  3. shortness of duration (of a visit, etc.)
    Synonyms: ikli, kaiklian
Derived terms

Interjection

dalî (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. hurry! quick!
    Synonym: bilis

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay jari.

Pronunciation

Noun

dalì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. inch
    Synonym: pulgada
  2. measure based on the breadth of a finger
  3. (obsolete) finger
    Synonym: daliri
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

dali (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)

  1. Alternative form of dale

Further reading

  • “dali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 112

Anagrams

Venetan

Adjective

dali m pl

  1. masculine plural of dalo

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

dali

  1. Soft mutation of tali.

Mutation

Mutated forms of tali
radical soft nasal aspirate
tali dali nhali thali

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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