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English
Noun
dali
- 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)
- (Naga) instance of becoming easy; simple; quick; effortless
- Antonym: sakit
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdali/
- Hyphenation: da‧li
Noun
dáli (Basahan spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)
- (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)
- to hurry up, to be in a hurry; to fasten
- Synonyms: kara-kara, paspas
- to hasten
- Synonyms: subsob, apura
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
Participle
dali
- 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
- rope (thick, strong string)
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *daliq.
Adverb
dalî
- immediately, quickly, hurriedly
Derived terms
Icelandic
Noun
dali
- indefinite accusative plural of dalur
Latvian
Verb
dali
- inflection of dalīt:
- second-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Participle
dali
- 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
- very frequently
Old Norse
Noun
dali
- dative singular indefinite of dalr
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈda.li/
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: da‧li
Noun
dali f
- inflection of dal:
- genitive/dative/locative/vocative singular
- genitive plural
Verb
dali
- third-person plural virile past of dać
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: da‧li
- Rhymes: -i
Contraction
dali
- Contraction of de ali (“from there”).
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Participle
dali (Cyrillic spelling дали)
- masculine plural active past participle of dȁti
Swahili
Pronunciation
Noun
dali class IX (no plural)
- 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)
- quickness; rapidity; promptness
- Synonyms: bilis, tulin, liksi, agap
- ease; easiness; facility
- Synonyms: gaan, alwan, (obsolete) nawa
- shortness of duration (of a visit, etc.)
- Synonyms: ikli, kaiklian
Derived terms
Interjection
dalî (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)
- hurry! quick!
- Synonym: bilis
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Malay jari.
Pronunciation
Noun
dalì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)
- inch
- Synonym: pulgada
- measure based on the breadth of a finger
- (obsolete) finger
- Synonym: daliri
Derived terms
See also
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
dali (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒ)
- 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
- masculine plural of dalo
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
dali
- Soft mutation of tali.
Mutation
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