lili

See also: Lili and lìlì

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: li‧li

Verb

lili

1. to peep; to look, especially while trying not to be seen or noticed

   Synonyms: baklad, boso

Cornish

Etymology

From English lily.

Noun

lili (collective, singulative lilien f)

1. lilies

   Synonym: alow

Derived terms

• lili kledha (“gladioli”)
• lili Korawys (“daffodils”)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlɪlɪ]

Participle

lili

1. animate masculine plural past active participle of lít

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lili (“be angry” – compare with Māori riri, Rarotongan riri, Tahitian riri and Samoan lili; maybe related to Tongan lili “to be angry; to boil, to cook in boiling water” and Fijian riri “to boil” both Proto-Oceanic *ririq from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *diqdiq “to boil water” (compare with Malay didih). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli.li/

Verb

lili(stative)

1. jealous
2. sensitive to criticism

Noun

lili

1. jealousy
2. mental anguish at one's loved ones being criticised

Derived terms

• hoʻolili (causative)

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French le lit.

Noun

lili

1. bed

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN, page 203
• Carpooran, Arnaud (2011), Diksioner Morisien [Mauritian Dictionary] (in Mauritian Creole), second edition, Éditions Le Printemps, →ISBN, page 638

Middle English

Noun

lili

1. alternative form of lilie

Narango

Noun

lili

1. (Nambel) mountain

   Synonym: (Narango) futfut

References

• Tryon, D. T. (1976), New Hebrides languages: An internal classification (Pacific Linguistics; C-50)‎^[1], Canberra, ACT: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From French lit.

Noun

lili

1. bed

References

• D'Offay, Danielle; Lionnet, Guy (1982), Diksyonner kreol-franse [Creole-French Dictionary] (in French), Hamburg: Buske, →ISBN

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈliliʔ/ [ˈliː.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iliʔ
• Syllabification: li‧li

Noun

lilì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒ)

1. incision of a wound on skin to be able to pull out a thorn

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lily, from Middle English lilie, from Old English lilie, from Latin līlia, plural of līlium, from Ancient Greek λείριον (leírion). Doublet of liryo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlili/ [ˈliː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: li‧li

Noun

lili (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜎᜒ)

1. lily (flower in the genus Lilium)

Further reading

• “lili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Volapük

Noun

lili

1. accusative singular of lil

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English lily.

Noun

lili f (not mutable, plural lilis or lilïau)

1. lily

Synonyms

• (literary) alaw

Derived terms

• lili'r ffagl (“red hot poker plant”)
• lili'r dŵr (“waterlily”)
• lili'r dyffrynnoedd, lili'r maes (“lily of the valley”)
• lili'r Pasg (“calla lily”)

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “lili”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies