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Azerbaijani
Noun
dili
- definite accusative singular of dil
- third-person singular/plural possessive nominative singular of dil
Cebuano
Etymology
From an extended, reduplicated form of Proto-Philippine *di. Cognate with Tagalog hindi.
Pronunciation
Adverb
dilì (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- negates predicates; is not
- Coordinate term: mao
- dili pula ― it's not red
- dili ako, ikaw ― it's not me, but you
- (with verb in the infinitive) will not
- Coordinate term: wala
- dili siya moadto ― he will not go
- (+ 2nd person pronoun, + verb) don't ever
- Synonym: ayaw
- dili ka manghilabot ― don't ever meddle with things
- to not like, want
- dili ko ana ― I don't like that
Derived terms
Interjection
dili (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- no
- Antonym: oo
Verb
dilî (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- to prohibit; to forbid
- Gidili ang pagpangihi dinhi ― it is forbidden to urinate here
Derived terms
Garifuna
Pronunciation
Verb
dili
- to be cold
Conjugation
Antonyms
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from dilinós.
Pronunciation
Adjective
dili (comparative dilibb, superlative legdilibb)
- (colloquial, dialectal) crazy, cracked, nutty, batty
- Synonym: dilis
Noun
dili (countable and uncountable, plural dilik)
- (colloquial) foolery
- (colloquial) bug, craze (an enthusiasm for something)
Declension
Derived terms
(Compound words):
Further reading
- dili in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).
Somali
Verb
dili
- to kill
Sumerian
Romanization
dili
- Romanization of 𒀸 (dili)
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from English deal.
Pronunciation
Noun
dili class IX (plural dili class X)
- deal
Tagalog
Etymology 1
Compare Malay diri (“self”).
Pronunciation
Noun
dili (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- sense of judgement; understanding
- Synonyms: pag-unawa, pagkaunawa
- consciousness
- Synonyms: malay, kamalayan
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adverb
dilì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)
- hardly
- rarely; seldom
- not; no (used in certain expressions)
- Synonym: hindi
Derived terms
Further reading
- “dili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diˈli/
- Hyphenation: di‧li
Noun
dili
- definite accusative singular of dil
- third-person singular possessive of dil
Ulch
Noun
dili
- head
References
- Alonso de la Fuente, José Andrés (2010-2011) “Written Manchu uju 'head'”, in Internationale Zeitschrift für uralische und altaische Forschung [International Journal of Uralic and Altaic Studies], volume 24 (PDF), Societas Altaica, pages 204–226
Volapük
Noun
dili
- accusative singular of dil