diri

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Proto-Turkic *dīri-.

The sense “undercooked, not overcooked (of rice)“ might have developed from the sense “undercooked (of meat)", the sense “undercooked“ in applying the notion of meat still containing blood, thus being “alive“. Compare Crimean Tatar tiri (“undercooked, of meat”).

Adjective

diri (comparative daha diri, superlative ən diri, intensive dimdiri)

1. living, which is alive

   diri quş ― living bird

   diri balıq ― living fish

   diri ilan ― living snake

   Synonyms: canlı, sağ

   Antonym: ölü

2. lively, vivid, vivacious

   Synonyms: canlı, qıvraq, cəld

3. of rice etc.
   1. stiff, undercooked, half-done, raw

      xorəyin düyüsü diridir ― the rice of the dish is [stil] raw

      Synonym: çiy

   2. crumbly, friable, not overcooked

Etymology 2

Noun

diri (definite accusative dirini, plural dirilər)

1. living person

   Ölülərimi, dirilərimi təhqir etdilər.

   They insulted dead and living relatives of mine.

   (literally, “They insulted my living and my dead.”)

Derived terms

• diribaş
• diribaşlama
• diribaşlamaq
• diribaşlıq
• diriciyəz
• diricə
• diricəalaq
• diridoğan
• diridoğma
• diri-diri
• dirigöz
• dirigözlü
• dirigözlük
• dirildici
• dirildilmək
• dirilmə
• dirilmə
• dirilmək
• diriltmək
• dirilik
• dirisoyan
• diriyarma

 

References

• Tağıyev M. T. et al., editors (2006) , “diri”, in Azərbaycanca-rusca lüğət [Azerbaijani–Russian Dictionary], volume I, Baku: Şərq-Qərb, page 791a

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Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French dire and Italian dire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdiri/
• Hyphenation: di‧ri
• Rhymes: -iri
• Audio:

  (file)

Verb

diri (present diras, past diris, future diros, conditional dirus, volitive diru)

1. to say, tell

Conjugation

Conjugation of diri present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense diras diris diros active participle diranta dirantaj dirinta dirintaj dironta dirontaj acc. dirantan dirantajn dirintan dirintajn dirontan dirontajn passive participle dirata dirataj dirita diritaj dirota dirotaj acc. diratan diratajn diritan diritajn dirotan dirotajn nominal active participle diranto dirantoj dirinto dirintoj dironto dirontoj acc. diranton dirantojn dirinton dirintojn dironton dirontojn nominal passive participle dirato diratoj dirito diritoj diroto dirotoj acc. diraton diratojn diriton diritojn diroton dirotojn adverbial active participle dirante dirinte dironte adverbial passive participle dirate dirite dirote infinitive diri imperative diru conditional dirus

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Indonesian

Prefix

diri-

1. use similar to English suffix -self

Noun

diri (plural, first-person possessive diriku, second-person possessive dirimu, third-person possessive dirinya)

1. ego, self

Further reading

• “diri” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /diri/

Verb

diri (used in the form berdiri)

1. to stand

Derived terms

• mendirikan

Noun

diri (Jawi spelling ديري‎, plural diri-diri, informal 1st possessive diriku, impolite 2nd possessive dirimu, 3rd possessive dirinya)

1. self

Further reading

• “diri” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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Mauritian Creole

Alternative forms

• duri

Etymology

From French du riz.

Noun

diri

1. rice

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *zizi (“disgusted; revolted”). Cognate with Malay jijik and Indonesian jijik.

Noun

díri

1. disgust; revulsion; feeling of loathing for what is foul or filthy

Derived terms

• kadiri
• kadirian
• nandiri

 

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Waray-Waray

Adverb

diri

1. no

Interjection

diri

1. no