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]

• Audio:

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• (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).

Ilocano

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈdili]

Noun

díli

1. coral reef

   Intayo bisitaen ti dili. ― Let's go visit the coral reef.

See also

• tangrib – dead coral reef

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *diri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Malay diri (“self”), Indonesian diri (“self”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdili/ [ˈdiː.li]
• Hyphenation: di‧li

Noun

díli

1. alone; solo; single; self

   Synonyms: lungkut, mu, metung

Derived terms

• dili-dili
• kasarilian
• kasarilihin
• kasarinlan
• magdili-dili
• magsarasarili
• magsarili
• magsarisarili
• makapagsarili
• makisarili
• manyarili
• pansarili
• papasarili
• sarili

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
• ipadili-dili
• ipagdili-dili
• 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. (colloquial) not; no (used in certain expressions)

   Synonym: hindi

   Dili na lang ako mag-talk.

   I will not talk anymore.

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

Volapük

Noun

dili

1. accusative singular of dil