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Czech
Pronunciation
Participle
halili
- animate masculine plural past active participle of halit
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Central Philippine *halili (“substitute”). Compare Cebuano halili. Possibly from a reduplication of Malay alih (“change, replace, transfer”).
Pronunciation
Noun
halili (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜎᜒ)
- substitute; alternate; proxy
- Synonyms: kahalili, kapalit
- replacement; substitution
- Synonyms: palit, pagpapalit
- successor
- Synonyms: kasunod, susesor
Derived terms
Adjective
halilí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜎᜒ)
- working alternately (of two people)
- used alternately (of two things)
Adverb
halilí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜎᜒᜎᜒ)
- alternately; one after another
Further reading
- “halili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018