uli

See also: ulì, ulī, -uli, üli, üli-, and ули

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uˈli/ [ʔʊˈlɪ]
• Hyphenation: u‧li

Determiner

ulí

1. (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)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

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Bikol Central

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧li
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈliʔ/ [ʔuˈl̪iʔ]

Noun

ulî

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) money given back when a customer hands over more than the exact price of an item; change

   Synonym: sukli

Verb

ulî

1. to return an item to its original holder

   Synonyms: balik, buwelta

2. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to return home; to go home; to take something home

   Synonym: puli

Derived terms

• i-uli
• mag-uli
• pauli
• uli-uli
• ulian
• uruli

 

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Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuliʔ/ [ˈʔu.l̪ɪʔ]

Verb

uli

1. to return

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Isekiri

Etymology

Cognates include Yoruba ilé.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.lí/

Noun

ulí

1. house; home

Derived terms

• Ọmaṣulí (“given name”)
• ulí-ẹ̀kọ́ (“school”)

 

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Nias

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit.

Noun

uli (mutated form guli)

1. skin

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.li/
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: u‧li

Noun

uli m

1. genitive plural of ul

   Synonym: ulów

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Samoan

Noun

uli

1. taro sprouts

Adjective

uli

1. black; blackish (any dark color)

Derived terms

• uliuli

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *uliq₁.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u‧li
• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈliʔ/, [ʔʊˈliʔ]

Adverb

uli

1. again, once more

   Kakain ako uli. ― I will eat again.

Synonyms

• muli

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.li/
• Hyphenation: u‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *quli. Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli.

Verb

uli

1. (transitive, of watercraft) to steer

Etymology 2

Te lanu uli (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *quli. Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli.

Verb

uli

1. (stative) to be black
2. (stative) to be dark

Etymology 3

Nā uli (3).

From Proto-Polynesian *huli. Cognates include Hawaiian uli and Samoan uli.

Noun

uli

1. mackerel scad (Decapterus macarellus)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 45

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Yoruba

Alternative forms

• ilé
• ulé

Etymology

Cognates include Itsekiri ulí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ū.lí/

Noun

ulí

1. (Ikalẹ, Ọwọ, Ào, Eastern Akoko, Ondo, Usẹn) Alternative form of ilé (“house”)

Derived terms

• kọ́líkọ́lí (“builder”)
• ọmọlúlí (“wall gecko”)
• wulí (“to enter”)
• wúlí (“to come home”)