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English
Noun
hili
- plural of hilus
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *firi (compare with Maori whiri (“to plait, to twist, to weave”), Tahitian firi (“to plait”) and ‘ōfiri (“to wrap around”), Tongan fili and Samoan fili), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN (compare with Malay pilin).
Noun
hili
- braid
- plaiting
Ka hili ʻana i ka lauoho.- The plaiting of the hair.
- string
Verb
hili
- to braid
- to plait
- to turn aside, to wander
- to deviate, to stray
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
hili
- to strike, to hit
- to whip
- (ball games) to bat
- (volleyball) to spike
Derived terms
References
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kāhili”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 70
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “firi.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 3: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 84, 286
Further reading
Latin
Noun
hīlī
- genitive singular of hīlum
Nias
Etymology
Possibly related to Old Javanese gili (“island”).
Noun
hili
- mountain
Swahili
Adjective
hili
- ji class(V) inflected form of hii
Tetum
Etymology
From *pili, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq. Compare Malay pilih.
Verb
hili
- to pick
- to choose
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *sili. Cognates include Rapa Nui hiri and Samoan sili.
Noun
hili
- goodness; greatness
Verb
hili
- (stative) to be better
- E hili ni puhi i lō ni maile. ― Cats are better than dogs.
Etymology 2
Verb
hili (plural tahili)
- (transitive) to insert between two surfaces
References
- R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs