dili

See also: Appendix:Variations of "dili"

Azerbaijani

Noun

dili

1. definite accusative singular of dil
2. third-person singular/plural possessive nominative singular of dil

Cebuano

Alternative forms

• di — dialectal, "l"-elision

Etymology

From an extended, reduplicated form of Proto-Philippine *di. Cognate with Tagalog hindi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈdiliʔ/ [ˈd̪i.l̪ɪʔ]
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): (verb) /diˈliʔ/ [d̪ɪˈl̪iʔ]
• (Metro Cebu, Bohol) IPA^(key): /diʔ/ [d̪ɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: di‧li

Adverb

dilì (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. negates predicates; is not

   Coordinate term: mao

   dili pula ― it's not red

   dili ako, ikaw ― it's not me, but you

2. (with verb in the infinitive) will not

   Coordinate term: wala

   dili siya moadto ― he will not go

3. (+ 2nd person pronoun, + verb) don't ever

   Synonym: ayaw

   dili ka manghilabot ― don't ever meddle with things

4. to not like, want

   dili ko ana ― I don't like that

Derived terms

• diba
• did-an
• dili ba
• dili ko bi
• dumili
• kundi
• makadilig baho
• murag naghatod og dili
• murag nakadili
• padili-dili

 

Interjection

dili (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. no

   Antonym: oo

Verb

dilî (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. to prohibit; to forbid

   Gidili ang pagpangihi dinhi ― it is forbidden to urinate here

Derived terms

• gidili

 

Garifuna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈli/

Verb

dili

1. to be cold

Conjugation

Conjugation of dili

	Imperfective
	singular		plural
first	dilitina		dilitiwa
second	dilitibu		dilitü
third	masculine	feminine	dilitiña
	diliti	dilitu

	Perfective
	singular		plural
first	dilidina		dilidiwa
second	dilidibu		dilidü
third	masculine	feminine	diliña
	dilili	diliru

Antonyms

• sü

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from dilinós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdili]
• Hyphenation: di‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Adjective

dili (comparative dilibb, superlative legdilibb)

1. (colloquial, dialectal) crazy, cracked, nutty, batty

   Synonym: dilis

Noun

dili (countable and uncountable, plural dilik)

1. (colloquial) foolery
2. (colloquial) bug, craze (an enthusiasm for something)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	dili	dilik
accusative	dilit	diliket
dative	dilinek	diliknek
instrumental	dilivel	dilikkel
causal-final	diliért	dilikért
translative	dilivé	dilikké
terminative	diliig	dilikig
essive-formal	diliként	dilikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	diliben	dilikben
superessive	dilin	diliken
adessive	dilinél	diliknél
illative	dilibe	dilikbe
sublative	dilire	dilikre
allative	dilihez	dilikhez
elative	diliből	dilikből
delative	diliről	dilikről
ablative	dilitől	diliktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	dilié	diliké
non-attributive possessive - plural	diliéi	dilikéi

Possessive forms of dili
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	dilim	dilijeim (or diliim)
2nd person sing.	dilid	dilijeid (or diliid)
3rd person sing.	dilije	dilijei (or dilii)
1st person plural	dilink	dilijeink (or diliink)
2nd person plural	dilitek	dilijeitek (or diliitek)
3rd person plural	dilijük	dilijeik (or diliik)

Derived terms

• dilis

 

Compound words

• dilibogyó
• diliflepni
• diliház

 

Further reading

• dili in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Somali

Verb

dili

1. to kill

Sumerian

Romanization

dili

1. Romanization of 𒀸 (dili)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English deal.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

dili class IX (plural dili class X)

1. deal

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Compare Malay diri (“self”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

dili (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. sense of judgement; understanding

   Synonyms: pag-unawa, pagkaunawa

2. consciousness

   Synonyms: malay, kamalayan

Derived terms

• dili-dili
• dili-dilihin
• magdili-dili
• mapagdili-dili
• pagdidili
• pagdidili-dili
• sarili

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

dilì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. hardly
2. rarely; seldom
3. not; no (used in certain expressions)

   Synonym: hindi

Derived terms

• dili kaya
• hunos-dili
• maghunos-dili
• paghuhunos-dili
• paghunos-dilian
• paroon-dili
• sabihin-dili

 

Further reading

• “dili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diˈli/
• Hyphenation: di‧li

Noun

dili

1. definite accusative singular of dil
2. third-person singular possessive of dil

Ulch

Noun

dili

1. head

References

• Alonso de la Fuente, José Andrés (2010-2011) “Written Manchu uju 'head'”, in Internationale Zeitschrift für uralische und altaische Forschung [International Journal of Uralic and Altaic Studies]‎^[1], volume 24 (PDF), Societas Altaica, pages 204–226

Volapük

Noun

dili

1. accusative singular of dil