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Afar
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /uˈli/
Hyphenation: u‧li
Determiner
ulí
( Southern Afar ) a certain ; some
Synonym: ( Northern Afar ) wilí
References
E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985 ) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN , page 236
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015 ) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie) , Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Bikol Central
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ulíq ( “ return, restore ” ) , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq ( “ return home; return something; restore, repair; repeat; motion to and from ” ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ʔuˈliʔ/
Hyphenation: u‧li
Verb
ulî (plural uruli , Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
to return an item to its original holder
Synonyms: balik , buwelta
( Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon ) to return home , go home ; to take something home
Synonym: puli
Derived terms
Noun
ulî (Basahan spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
( Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon ) money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item; change
Synonym: sukli
Derived terms
See also
Cebuano
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *ulíq ( “ return, restore ” ) , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq ( “ return home; return something; restore, repair; repeat; motion to and from ” ) .
Pronunciation 1
Hyphenation: u‧li
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔuliʔ/
Verb
ulì (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
to return
Synonyms: balik , buwelta
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Hyphenation: u‧li
IPA (key ) : /ʔuˈliʔ/
Verb
ulî (Badlit spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
to return home; to go home
Derived terms
Igbo
Etymology
From Proto-Igboid *ù-`-ɗìCè . Cognate with Ezaa ùrì , Izi ùrì , Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni ùlìè , Ika ùlì .[ 1]
Noun
ùlì
indigo dye
References
^ Blench, Roger, Williamson, Kay, Ohiri-Aniche, Chinyere (2013 ) Comparative Igboid
Itsekiri
Etymology
Cognates include Yoruba ilé and the other terms found in the Yoruba Synonyms section.
Pronunciation
Noun
ulí
house ; home
Derived terms
Nias
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit .
Noun
uli (mutated form guli )
skin
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈu.li/
Rhymes: -uli
Syllabification: u‧li
Noun
uli m
genitive plural of ul
Synonym: ulów
Samoan
Noun
uli
taro sprouts
Adjective
uli
black ; blackish ( any dark color )
Derived terms
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Proto-Philippine *ulíq ( “ return, restore ” ) , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq ( “ return home; return something; restore, repair; repeat; motion to and from ” ) . Doublet of uwi . Compare muli and ulit .
Pronunciation
( Standard Tagalog )
IPA (key ) : /ʔuˈliʔ/ ( “ again, once more ” , adverb ; “ (act of) giving back, restoring or returning home ” , noun )
IPA (key ) : /ˈʔuliʔ/ ( “ (act of) wandering about ” , noun )
Syllabification: u‧li
Adverb
ulî (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
again ; once more
Synonyms: muli , ulit
Kakain uli ako. ― I will eat again .
Derived terms
Noun
ulî (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
act of giving back or returning something borrowed or taken from some place
Synonyms: sauli , pagsasauli
act of returning , reverting , or restoring to a former state
Synonyms: ulit , balik , kompone
act of returning home
Synonym: uwi
( by extension, obsolete ) act of readjusting one's bones
Nabali ang kamay ko ay iuli mo. My hand broke, fix it.
Derived terms
See also
Noun
ulì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
act of wandering about; act of vagabonding
Synonyms: libot , paglilibot , lagalag , paglalagalag , gala , paggagala
( obsolete ) act of reselling for the same price
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ulì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ ) ( botany )
kauri (Agathis dammara )
Synonyms: almasiga , dadyangan
Etymology 3
See ule .
Pronunciation
Noun
uli (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜒ )
Alternative form of ule
References
“uli ”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph , Manila, 2018
Santos, Fr. Domingo de los (1835 ) Tomas Oliva, editor, Vocabulario de la lengua tagala: primera, y segunda parte. (in Spanish), La imprenta nueva de D. Jose Maria Dayot
Bulletin , Bureau of Public Printing, 1916
Anagrams
Tokelauan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *quli . Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli .
Verb
uli
( transitive , of watercraft) to steer
Etymology 2
Te lanu uli (2).
From Proto-Polynesian *quli . Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli .
Verb
uli
( stative ) to be black
( stative ) to be dark
Etymology 3
Nā uli (3).
From Proto-Polynesian *huli . Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli .
Noun
uli
mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus )
References
R. Simona, editor (1986 ), Tokelau Dictionary , Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 45
Yoruba
Etymology
Cognates include Itsekiri ulí , Igala únyí , from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lí .
Pronunciation
Noun
ulí
( SEY ) house , home
Derived terms