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See also: Pili, pilī, píli, pílí, pīli, and pīlì

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pili

  1. plural of pilus
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pili nuts

Borrowed from Tagalog pili.

Noun

pili (plural pilis or pili)

  1. A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
    • 1996, Roberto E. Coronel, Pili Nut, Canarium Ovatum Engl, page 12:
      The pili is indigenous to the Philippines (Merrill 1912, 1923; Wester 1921; Brown 1954; Li 1970).
    • 2009, Bioversity International, Bioversity Annual Report 2009, page 19:
      Pili (Canarium ovatum) is the most important tree nut of the Philippines. […] Natural populations of pili are found in forests and are threatened by human activities and natural disasters.
    • 2012, M.N. Normah, S. K. Malik, R. Chaudhury, I. Salma, M. A. Makeen, Chapter 8: Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed (editors, Conservation of Tropical Plant Species, page 143,
      The crops covered by the project include jackfruit and other Artocarpus species, pili (Canarium ovatum), mangosteen and other Garcinia species, and durian (Durio zibethinus).
  2. The edible nut of the tree.
    • 2017 July 13, Claudia McNeilly, “Pili—The Delicious, Healthy Nut You’ve Never Heard Of”, in Vogue‎:
      Pili—pronounced “peeley”—is a distinctive, tear-shaped nut native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. It’s here that roasted, fried, and sugared varieties of pili can be found for sale on nearly every street.

See also

terms containing "pili" - probably etymologically unrelated, but not checked

Anagrams

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧li
  • IPA(key): /ˈpili/,

Noun

píli

  1. the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
  2. a pili nut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧li
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiliʔ/,

Adjective

pili

  1. fastidious; selective; particular; fussy

Noun

pili

  1. choosing; selecting; picking
Derived terms

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pi‧li
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiliʔ/,

Etymology 1

Noun

pilì

  1. pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
  2. pili nut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (cf. Malay pilih and Tagalog pili).

Verb

pilì

  1. to choose; to select
Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

Participle

pili

  1. masculine animate plural of the past participle of pít

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish pille (compare Norwegian pill, Low German pille).

Pronunciation

Noun

pili (childish)

  1. Synonym of pippeli (“pee-pee, penis”).

Declension

Inflection of pili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative pili pilit
genitive pilin pilien
partitive piliä pilejä
illative piliin pileihin
singular plural
nominative pili pilit
accusative nom. pili pilit
gen. pilin
genitive pilin pilien
partitive piliä pilejä
inessive pilissä pileissä
elative pilistä pileistä
illative piliin pileihin
adessive pilillä pileillä
ablative pililtä pileiltä
allative pilille pileille
essive pilinä pileinä
translative piliksi pileiksi
abessive pilittä pileittä
instructive — pilein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of pili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pilini pilini
accusative nom. pilini pilini
gen. pilini
genitive pilini pilieni
partitive piliäni pilejäni
inessive pilissäni pileissäni
elative pilistäni pileistäni
illative piliini pileihini
adessive pililläni pileilläni
ablative pililtäni pileiltäni
allative pililleni pileilleni
essive pilinäni pileinäni
translative pilikseni pileikseni
abessive pilittäni pileittäni
instructive — —
comitative — pileineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative pilisi pilisi
accusative nom. pilisi pilisi
gen. pilisi
genitive pilisi piliesi
partitive piliäsi pilejäsi
inessive pilissäsi pileissäsi
elative pilistäsi pileistäsi
illative piliisi pileihisi
adessive pililläsi pileilläsi
ablative pililtäsi pileiltäsi
allative pilillesi pileillesi
essive pilinäsi pileinäsi
translative piliksesi pileiksesi
abessive pilittäsi pileittäsi
instructive — —
comitative — pileinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pilimme pilimme
accusative nom. pilimme pilimme
gen. pilimme
genitive pilimme piliemme
partitive piliämme pilejämme
inessive pilissämme pileissämme
elative pilistämme pileistämme
illative piliimme pileihimme
adessive pilillämme pileillämme
ablative pililtämme pileiltämme
allative pilillemme pileillemme
essive pilinämme pileinämme
translative piliksemme pileiksemme
abessive pilittämme pileittämme
instructive — —
comitative — pileinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative pilinne pilinne
accusative nom. pilinne pilinne
gen. pilinne
genitive pilinne pilienne
partitive piliänne pilejänne
inessive pilissänne pileissänne
elative pilistänne pileistänne
illative piliinne pileihinne
adessive pilillänne pileillänne
ablative pililtänne pileiltänne
allative pilillenne pileillenne
essive pilinänne pileinänne
translative piliksenne pileiksenne
abessive pilittänne pileittänne
instructive — —
comitative — pileinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative pilinsä pilinsä
accusative nom. pilinsä pilinsä
gen. pilinsä
genitive pilinsä piliensä
partitive piliään
piliänsä 		pilejään
pilejänsä
inessive pilissään
pilissänsä 		pileissään
pileissänsä
elative pilistään
pilistänsä 		pileistään
pileistänsä
illative piliinsä pileihinsä
adessive pilillään
pilillänsä 		pileillään
pileillänsä
ablative pililtään
pililtänsä 		pileiltään
pileiltänsä
allative pililleen
pilillensä 		pileilleen
pileillensä
essive pilinään
pilinänsä 		pileinään
pileinänsä
translative pilikseen
piliksensä 		pileikseen
pileiksensä
abessive pilittään
pilittänsä 		pileittään
pileittänsä
instructive — —
comitative — pileineen
pileinensä

Further reading

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Verb

pili

  1. to cling

Derived terms

Higaonon

Verb

pili

  1. to choose

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian ; compare pilih.

Verb

pili (used in the form pilien)

  1. to choose

Latin

Noun

pilī

  1. inflection of pilus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

Noun

pīlī

  1. genitive singular of pīlum

Latvian

Noun

pili f

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of pils

Noun

pili f

  1. accusative/instrumental singular of pile

Verb

pili

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

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Participle

pili

  1. plural of pił

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.li/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ili
  • Syllabification: pi‧li

Verb

pili

  1. third-person singular present of pilić

Verb

pili

  1. third-person plural virile past of pić

Quechua

Noun

pili

  1. duck, often female

Declension

declension of pili
singular plural
nominative pili pilikuna
accusative pilita pilikunata
dative piliman pilikunaman
genitive pilip pilikunap
locative pilipi pilikunapi
terminative pilikama pilikunakama
ablative pilimanta pilikunamanta
instrumental piliwan pilikunawan
comitative pilintin pilikunantin
abessive pilinnaq pilikunannaq
comparative pilihina pilikunahina
causative pilirayku pilikunarayku
benefactive pilipaq pilikunapaq
associative pilipura pilikunapura
distributive pilinka pilikunanka
exclusive pililla pilikunalla
possessive forms of pili
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative piliy piliykuna
accusative piliyta piliykunata
dative piliyman piliykunaman
genitive piliypa piliykunap
locative piliypi piliykunapi
terminative piliykama piliykunakama
ablative piliymanta piliykunamanta
instrumental piliywan piliykunawan
comitative piliynintin piliykunantin
abessive piliyninnaq piliykunannaq
comparative piliyhina piliykunahina
causative piliyrayku piliykunarayku
benefactive piliypaq piliykunapaq
associative piliypura piliykunapura
distributive piliyninka piliykunanka
exclusive piliylla piliykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative piliyki piliykikuna
accusative piliykita piliykikunata
dative piliykiman piliykikunaman
genitive piliykipa piliykikunap
locative piliykipi piliykikunapi
terminative piliykikama piliykikunakama
ablative piliykimanta piliykikunamanta
instrumental piliykiwan piliykikunawan
comitative piliykintin piliykikunantin
abessive piliykinnaq piliykikunannaq
comparative piliykihina piliykikunahina
causative piliykirayku piliykikunarayku
benefactive piliykipaq piliykikunapaq
associative piliykipura piliykikunapura
distributive piliykinka piliykikunanka
exclusive piliykilla piliykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative pilin pilinkuna
accusative pilinta pilinkunata
dative pilinman pilinkunaman
genitive pilinpa pilinkunap
locative pilinpi pilinkunapi
terminative pilinkama pilinkunakama
ablative pilinmanta pilinkunamanta
instrumental pilinwan pilinkunawan
comitative pilinintin pilinkunantin
abessive pilinninnaq pilinkunannaq
comparative pilinhina pilinkunahina
causative pilinrayku pilinkunarayku
benefactive pilinpaq pilinkunapaq
associative pilinpura pilinkunapura
distributive pilininka pilinkunanka
exclusive pilinlla pilinkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative pilinchik pilinchikkuna
accusative pilinchikta pilinchikkunata
dative pilinchikman pilinchikkunaman
genitive pilinchikpa pilinchikkunap
locative pilinchikpi pilinchikkunapi
terminative pilinchikkama pilinchikkunakama
ablative pilinchikmanta pilinchikkunamanta
instrumental pilinchikwan pilinchikkunawan
comitative pilinchiknintin pilinchikkunantin
abessive pilinchikninnaq pilinchikkunannaq
comparative pilinchikhina pilinchikkunahina
causative pilinchikrayku pilinchikkunarayku
benefactive pilinchikpaq pilinchikkunapaq
associative pilinchikpura pilinchikkunapura
distributive pilinchikninka pilinchikkunanka
exclusive pilinchiklla pilinchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative piliyku piliykukuna
accusative piliykuta piliykukunata
dative piliykuman piliykukunaman
genitive piliykupa piliykukunap
locative piliykupi piliykukunapi
terminative piliykukama piliykukunakama
ablative piliykumanta piliykukunamanta
instrumental piliykuwan piliykukunawan
comitative piliykuntin piliykukunantin
abessive piliykunnaq piliykukunannaq
comparative piliykuhina piliykukunahina
causative piliykurayku piliykukunarayku
benefactive piliykupaq piliykukunapaq
associative piliykupura piliykukunapura
distributive piliykunka piliykukunanka
exclusive piliykulla piliykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative piliykichik piliykichikkuna
accusative piliykichikta piliykichikkunata
dative piliykichikman piliykichikkunaman
genitive piliykichikpa piliykichikkunap
locative piliykichikpi piliykichikkunapi
terminative piliykichikkama piliykichikkunakama
ablative piliykichikmanta piliykichikkunamanta
instrumental piliykichikwan piliykichikkunawan
comitative piliykichiknintin piliykichikkunantin
abessive piliykichikninnaq piliykichikkunannaq
comparative piliykichikhina piliykichikkunahina
causative piliykichikrayku piliykichikkunarayku
benefactive piliykichikpaq piliykichikkunapaq
associative piliykichikpura piliykichikkunapura
distributive piliykichikninka piliykichikkunanka
exclusive piliykichiklla piliykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative pilinku pilinkukuna
accusative pilinkuta pilinkukunata
dative pilinkuman pilinkukunaman
genitive pilinkupa pilinkukunap
locative pilinkupi pilinkukunapi
terminative pilinkukama pilinkukunakama
ablative pilinkumanta pilinkukunamanta
instrumental pilinkuwan pilinkukunawan
comitative pilinkuntin pilinkukunantin
abessive pilinkunnaq pilinkukunannaq
comparative pilinkuhina pilinkukunahina
causative pilinkurayku pilinkukunarayku
benefactive pilinkupaq pilinkukunapaq
associative pilinkupura pilinkukunapura
distributive pilinkunka pilinkukunanka
exclusive pilinkulla pilinkukunalla

Romanian

Etymology 1

From pilă +‎ -i.

Verb

a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conj.

  1. to file
Conjugation
    conjugation of pili (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a pili
gerund pilind
past participle pilit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present pilesc pilești pilește pilim piliți pilesc
imperfect pileam pileai pilea pileam pileați pileau
simple perfect pilii piliși pili pilirăm pilirăți piliră
pluperfect pilisem piliseși pilise piliserăm piliserăți piliseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să pilesc să pilești să pilească să pilim să piliți să pilească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative pilește piliți
negative nu pili nu piliți

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romani pijel.

Verb

a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conj.

  1. (slang) to get drunk
Conjugation
    conjugation of pili (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)
infinitive a pili
gerund pilind
past participle pilit
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present pilesc pilești pilește pilim piliți pilesc
imperfect pileam pileai pilea pileam pileați pileau
simple perfect pilii piliși pili pilirăm pilirăți piliră
pluperfect pilisem piliseși pilise piliserăm piliserăți piliseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să pilesc să pilești să pilească să pilim să piliți să pilească
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative pilește piliți
negative nu pili nu piliți

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

pili (Cyrillic spelling пили)

  1. third-person singular present of piliti

Swahili

Swahili numbers (edit)
20
[a], [b] ←  1 2 3  → 
    Cardinal: -wili, pili
    Ordinal: -a pili

Pronunciation

Numeral

pili

  1. two

Usage notes

Used as an abstract value; when the number is being used as an adjective, use -wili.

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99
—0 —1 —2 —3 —4 —5 —6 —7 —8 —9
0— sifuri -moja, mosi -wili, pili -tatu -nne -tano sita saba -nane tisa, kenda
1— kumi kumi na moja, edashara kumi na mbili, thenashara kumi na tatu, thelatashara kumi na nne, arobatashara kumi na tano, hamstashara kumi na sita, sitashara kumi na saba, sabatashara kumi na nane, themantashara kumi na tisa, tisatashara
2— ishirini ishirini na moja ishirini na mbili ishirini na tatu ishirini na nne ishirini na tano ishirini na sita ishirini na saba ishirini na nane ishirini na tisa
3— thelathini thelathini na moja thelathini na mbili thelathini na tatu thelathini na nne thelathini na tano thelathini na sita thelathini na saba thelathini na nane thelathini na tisa
4— arobaini arobaini na moja arobaini na mbili arobaini na tatu arobaini na nne arobaini na tano arobaini na sita arobaini na saba arobaini na nane arobaini na tisa
5— hamsini hamsini na moja hamsini na mbili hamsini na tatu hamsini na nne hamsini na tano hamsini na sita hamsini na saba hamsini na nane hamsini na tisa
6— sitini sitini na moja sitini na mbili sitini na tatu sitini na nne sitini na tano sitini na sita sitini na saba sitini na nane sitini na tisa
7— sabini sabini na moja sabini na mbili sabini na tatu sabini na nne sabini na tano sabini na sita sabini na saba sabini na nane sabini na tisa
8— themanini themanini na moja themanini na mbili themanini na tatu themanini na nne themanini na tano themanini na sita themanini na saba themanini na nane themanini na tisa
9— tisini tisini na moja tisini na mbili tisini na tatu tisini na nne tisini na tano tisini na sita tisini na saba tisini na nane tisini na tisa

Adjective

-a pili (invariable)

  1. second (number-two)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h). Compare Hiligaynon pili, Waray-Waray pili, Cebuano pili, Bikol Central pili, Hanunoo pili, Ibanag pili, and Iban empili.

Pronunciation

Noun

pili (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

  1. the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
  2. a pili nut
    Synonyms: basiyad, liputi, pilaway

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq. Compare Tausug pī' and Malay pilih.

Pronunciation

Noun

pilì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

  1. choice
  2. act of choosing
Derived terms
See also

Anagrams

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.li/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Hawaiian pili and Tuvaluan pili.

Verb

pili

  1. (intransitive) to be close

Etymology 2

Te pili (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Tuvaluan pili and Samoan pili.

Noun

pili

  1. lizard

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bill.

Noun

pili

  1. bill (written note of goods solved)

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 269

Ughele

Noun

pili

  1. basket

References

Unami

Particle

pili

  1. different, other, else
    Ku kàski pili kèku lësii.
    He could not do anything else.
    Në takok ahsën pili linakòt.
    That other rock looks different.

References

  • Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005) “pili”, in Leneaux, Grant, Whritenour, Raymond, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project
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