pili

See also: Pili, pilī, píli, pílí, pīli, and pīlì

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

pili

1. plural of pilus

Derived terms

• arrector pili
• pilicide
• pili multigemini
• pili torti

Etymology 2

Pili nuts

Borrowed from Tagalog pili.

Noun

pili (plural pilis or pili)

1. A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
   • 1996, Roberto E. Coronel, Pili Nut, Canarium Ovatum Engl, page 12:

     The pili is indigenous to the Philippines (Merrill 1912, 1923; Wester 1921; Brown 1954; Li 1970).

   • 2009, Bioversity International, Bioversity Annual Report 2009, page 19:

     Pili (Canarium ovatum) is the most important tree nut of the Philippines. […] Natural populations of pili are found in forests and are threatened by human activities and natural disasters.

   • 2012, M.N. Normah, S. K. Malik, R. Chaudhury, I. Salma, M. A. Makeen, Chapter 8: Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed (editors, Conservation of Tropical Plant Species, page 143,

     The crops covered by the project include jackfruit and other Artocarpus species, pili (Canarium ovatum), mangosteen and other Garcinia species, and durian (Durio zibethinus).

2. The edible nut of the tree.

   Synonym: pili nut

   • 2017 July 13, Claudia McNeilly, “Pili—The Delicious, Healthy Nut You’ve Never Heard Of”, in Vogue‎^[1]:

     Pili—pronounced “peeley”—is a distinctive, tear-shaped nut native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. It’s here that roasted, fried, and sugared varieties of pili can be found for sale on nearly every street.

Anagrams

• ipil

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪ɪʔ]

Etymology 1

Noun

pilì

1. pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
2. pili nut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (cf. Malay pilih and Tagalog pili).

Verb

pilì

1. to choose; to select

Derived terms

• mamili
• mamiliay
• pinili

Central Bikol

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈpili/ [ˈpi.l̪i]

Noun

píli

1. the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
2. a pili nut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪iʔ]

Adjective

pili

1. fastidious; selective; particular; fussy

Noun

pili

1. choosing; selecting; picking

Derived terms

• magpili
• pilion

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪlɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪ
• Homophones: pily, pyly

Participle

pili

1. masculine animate plural of the past participle of pít

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish pille (compare Norwegian pill, Low German pille).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpili/, [ˈpili]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): pi‧li

Noun

pili (childish)

1. synonym of pippeli (“pee-pee, penis”)

Declension

Inflection of pili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pili	pilit
genitive		pilin	pilien
partitive		piliä	pilejä
illative		piliin	pileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pili	pilit
accusative	nom.	pili	pilit
	gen.	pilin
genitive		pilin	pilien
partitive		piliä	pilejä
inessive		pilissä	pileissä
elative		pilistä	pileistä
illative		piliin	pileihin
adessive		pilillä	pileillä
ablative		pililtä	pileiltä
allative		pilille	pileille
essive		pilinä	pileinä
translative		piliksi	pileiksi
abessive		pilittä	pileittä
instructive		—	pilein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilini pilini accusative nom. pilini pilini gen. pilini genitive pilini pilieni partitive piliäni pilejäni inessive pilissäni pileissäni elative pilistäni pileistäni illative piliini pileihini adessive pililläni pileilläni ablative pililtäni pileiltäni allative pililleni pileilleni essive pilinäni pileinäni translative pilikseni pileikseni abessive pilittäni pileittäni instructive — — comitative — pileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilisi pilisi accusative nom. pilisi pilisi gen. pilisi genitive pilisi piliesi partitive piliäsi pilejäsi inessive pilissäsi pileissäsi elative pilistäsi pileistäsi illative piliisi pileihisi adessive pililläsi pileilläsi ablative pililtäsi pileiltäsi allative pilillesi pileillesi essive pilinäsi pileinäsi translative piliksesi pileiksesi abessive pilittäsi pileittäsi instructive — — comitative — pileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilimme pilimme accusative nom. pilimme pilimme gen. pilimme genitive pilimme piliemme partitive piliämme pilejämme inessive pilissämme pileissämme elative pilistämme pileistämme illative piliimme pileihimme adessive pilillämme pileillämme ablative pililtämme pileiltämme allative pilillemme pileillemme essive pilinämme pileinämme translative piliksemme pileiksemme abessive pilittämme pileittämme instructive — — comitative — pileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilinne pilinne accusative nom. pilinne pilinne gen. pilinne genitive pilinne pilienne partitive piliänne pilejänne inessive pilissänne pileissänne elative pilistänne pileistänne illative piliinne pileihinne adessive pilillänne pileillänne ablative pililtänne pileiltänne allative pilillenne pileillenne essive pilinänne pileinänne translative piliksenne pileiksenne abessive pilittänne pileittänne instructive — — comitative — pileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pilinsä pilinsä accusative nom. pilinsä pilinsä gen. pilinsä genitive pilinsä piliensä partitive piliään piliänsä pilejään pilejänsä inessive pilissään pilissänsä pileissään pileissänsä elative pilistään pilistänsä pileistään pileistänsä illative piliinsä pileihinsä adessive pilillään pilillänsä pileillään pileillänsä ablative pililtään pililtänsä pileiltään pileiltänsä allative pililleen pilillensä pileilleen pileillensä essive pilinään pilinänsä pileinään pileinänsä translative pilikseen piliksensä pileikseen pileiksensä abessive pilittään pilittänsä pileittään pileittänsä instructive — — comitative — pileineen pileinensä

Further reading

• “pili”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 5 April 2024

Hanunoo

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpili/ [ˈpi.li]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pili (Hanunoo spelling ᜩᜲᜮᜲ) (botany)

1. a tree from which an inflammable pitch is obtained for use in making crude candles to illuminate the house

See also

• aga
• angangi
• daka

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpi.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iliʔ
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pilì (Hanunoo spelling ᜩᜲᜮᜲ)

1. choosing; selection

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 220

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *pili (“to adhere/stick”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pilit (“stick to”). Cognate with Cebuano pilit (“adhere, stick”).

The sense of "shingles" derives from the fact that pili grass has been traditionally used to thatch roofs.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li/

Noun

pili

1. black speargrass (Heteropogon contortus)
2. shingles (roof covering)

Verb

pili (passive pilia)(intransitive)

1. to cling, to stick
2. to join
3. to be close, associated

Derived terms

• hoʻopili (causative/simulative)
• pilikana
• pilina
• pilipili (reduplicated form)
• ʻauipili (“possessive case”)

Verb

pili (passive pilia)(transitive)

1. to refer to, to relate to
2. to pertain to, to concern

Further reading

• pili in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

Higaonon

Verb

pili

1. to choose

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]; compare pilih.

Verb

pili (used in the form pilien)

1. to choose

Latin

Noun

pilī

1. inflection of pilus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

Noun

pīlī

1. genitive singular of pīlum

Latvian

Noun

pili f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of pils

Noun

pili f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of pile

Verb

pili

1. inflection of pilēt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲili/, [ˈpʲilʲi]

Participle

pili

1. plural of pił

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Verb

pili

1. third-person singular present of pilić

Verb

pili

1. third-person plural virile past of pić

Quechua

Noun

pili

1. duck, often female

Declension

Declension of pili

	singular	plural
nominative	pili	pilikuna
accusative	pilita	pilikunata
dative	piliman	pilikunaman
genitive	pilip	pilikunap
locative	pilipi	pilikunapi
terminative	pilikama	pilikunakama
ablative	pilimanta	pilikunamanta
instrumental	piliwan	pilikunawan
comitative	pilintin	pilikunantin
abessive	pilinnaq	pilikunannaq
comparative	pilihina	pilikunahina
causative	pilirayku	pilikunarayku
benefactive	pilipaq	pilikunapaq
associative	pilipura	pilikunapura
distributive	pilinka	pilikunanka
exclusive	pililla	pilikunalla

Possessive forms of pili

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative piliy piliykuna accusative piliyta piliykunata dative piliyman piliykunaman genitive piliypa piliykunap locative piliypi piliykunapi terminative piliykama piliykunakama ablative piliymanta piliykunamanta instrumental piliywan piliykunawan comitative piliynintin piliykunantin abessive piliyninnaq piliykunannaq comparative piliyhina piliykunahina causative piliyrayku piliykunarayku benefactive piliypaq piliykunapaq associative piliypura piliykunapura distributive piliyninka piliykunanka exclusive piliylla piliykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative piliyki piliykikuna accusative piliykita piliykikunata dative piliykiman piliykikunaman genitive piliykipa piliykikunap locative piliykipi piliykikunapi terminative piliykikama piliykikunakama ablative piliykimanta piliykikunamanta instrumental piliykiwan piliykikunawan comitative piliykintin piliykikunantin abessive piliykinnaq piliykikunannaq comparative piliykihina piliykikunahina causative piliykirayku piliykikunarayku benefactive piliykipaq piliykikunapaq associative piliykipura piliykikunapura distributive piliykinka piliykikunanka exclusive piliykilla piliykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative pilin pilinkuna accusative pilinta pilinkunata dative pilinman pilinkunaman genitive pilinpa pilinkunap locative pilinpi pilinkunapi terminative pilinkama pilinkunakama ablative pilinmanta pilinkunamanta instrumental pilinwan pilinkunawan comitative pilinintin pilinkunantin abessive pilinninnaq pilinkunannaq comparative pilinhina pilinkunahina causative pilinrayku pilinkunarayku benefactive pilinpaq pilinkunapaq associative pilinpura pilinkunapura distributive pilininka pilinkunanka exclusive pilinlla pilinkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative pilinchik pilinchikkuna accusative pilinchikta pilinchikkunata dative pilinchikman pilinchikkunaman genitive pilinchikpa pilinchikkunap locative pilinchikpi pilinchikkunapi terminative pilinchikkama pilinchikkunakama ablative pilinchikmanta pilinchikkunamanta instrumental pilinchikwan pilinchikkunawan comitative pilinchiknintin pilinchikkunantin abessive pilinchikninnaq pilinchikkunannaq comparative pilinchikhina pilinchikkunahina causative pilinchikrayku pilinchikkunarayku benefactive pilinchikpaq pilinchikkunapaq associative pilinchikpura pilinchikkunapura distributive pilinchikninka pilinchikkunanka exclusive pilinchiklla pilinchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative piliyku piliykukuna accusative piliykuta piliykukunata dative piliykuman piliykukunaman genitive piliykupa piliykukunap locative piliykupi piliykukunapi terminative piliykukama piliykukunakama ablative piliykumanta piliykukunamanta instrumental piliykuwan piliykukunawan comitative piliykuntin piliykukunantin abessive piliykunnaq piliykukunannaq comparative piliykuhina piliykukunahina causative piliykurayku piliykukunarayku benefactive piliykupaq piliykukunapaq associative piliykupura piliykukunapura distributive piliykunka piliykukunanka exclusive piliykulla piliykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative piliykichik piliykichikkuna accusative piliykichikta piliykichikkunata dative piliykichikman piliykichikkunaman genitive piliykichikpa piliykichikkunap locative piliykichikpi piliykichikkunapi terminative piliykichikkama piliykichikkunakama ablative piliykichikmanta piliykichikkunamanta instrumental piliykichikwan piliykichikkunawan comitative piliykichiknintin piliykichikkunantin abessive piliykichikninnaq piliykichikkunannaq comparative piliykichikhina piliykichikkunahina causative piliykichikrayku piliykichikkunarayku benefactive piliykichikpaq piliykichikkunapaq associative piliykichikpura piliykichikkunapura distributive piliykichikninka piliykichikkunanka exclusive piliykichiklla piliykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative pilinku pilinkukuna accusative pilinkuta pilinkukunata dative pilinkuman pilinkukunaman genitive pilinkupa pilinkukunap locative pilinkupi pilinkukunapi terminative pilinkukama pilinkukunakama ablative pilinkumanta pilinkukunamanta instrumental pilinkuwan pilinkukunawan comitative pilinkuntin pilinkukunantin abessive pilinkunnaq pilinkukunannaq comparative pilinkuhina pilinkukunahina causative pilinkurayku pilinkukunarayku benefactive pilinkupaq pilinkukunapaq associative pilinkupura pilinkukunapura distributive pilinkunka pilinkukunanka exclusive pilinkulla pilinkukunalla

Romanian

Etymology 1

From pilă +‎ -i.

Verb

a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conjugation

1. to file

Conjugation

    conjugation of pili (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a pili
gerund			pilind
past participle			pilit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	pilesc	pilești	pilește	pilim	piliți	pilesc
	imperfect	pileam	pileai	pilea	pileam	pileați	pileau
	simple perfect	pilii	piliși	pili	pilirăm	pilirăți	piliră
	pluperfect	pilisem	piliseși	pilise	piliserăm	piliserăți	piliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pilesc	să pilești	să pilească	să pilim	să piliți	să pilească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pilește			piliți
	negative		nu pili			nu piliți

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romani pijel.

Verb

a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conjugation

1. (slang) to get drunk

Conjugation

    conjugation of pili (fourth conjugation, -esc- infix)

infinitive			a pili
gerund			pilind
past participle			pilit
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	pilesc	pilești	pilește	pilim	piliți	pilesc
	imperfect	pileam	pileai	pilea	pileam	pileați	pileau
	simple perfect	pilii	piliși	pili	pilirăm	pilirăți	piliră
	pluperfect	pilisem	piliseși	pilise	piliserăm	piliserăți	piliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pilesc	să pilești	să pilească	să pilim	să piliți	să pilească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pilește			piliți
	negative		nu pili			nu piliți

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

pili (Cyrillic spelling пили)

1. third-person singular present of piliti

Swahili

Swahili numbers ^(edit)

	20
[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: -wili, pili     Ordinal: -a pili     Fractional: nusu

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Numeral

pili

1. two

Usage notes

Used as an abstract value; when the number is being used as an adjective, use -wili.

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	sifuri	-moja, mosi	-wili, pili	-tatu	-nne	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
10—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
20—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
30—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
40—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
50—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
60—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
70—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
80—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
90—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa

Adjective

-a pili (invariable)

1. second (number-two)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h). Compare Hiligaynon pili, Waray-Waray pili, Cebuano pili, Central Bikol pili, Hanunoo pili, Ibanag pili, and Iban empili.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pili (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

1. the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
2. a pili nut

   Synonyms: basiyad, liputi, pilaway

See also

• alponsigo

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq. Compare Tausug pī' and Malay pilih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpiː.lɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -iliʔ
  • IPA^(key): /piˈliʔ/ [pɪˈlɪʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pilì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

1. choice
2. act of choosing

Derived terms

• ipili
• mamili
• mapili
• pagpili
• piliin
• pumili

See also

• hirang

Adjective

pilî (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

1. select (privileged, specially selected)

See also

• limitado

Anagrams

• Ipil, lipi, ipil

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li/
• Hyphenation: pi‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Hawaiian pili and Tuvaluan pili.

Verb

pili

1. (intransitive) to be close

Etymology 2

Te pili (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Tuvaluan pili and Samoan pili.

Noun

pili

1. lizard

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bill.

Noun

pili

1. bill (written note of goods solved)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 269

Ughele

Noun

pili

1. basket

References

• Benedicte Haraldstad Frostad (2012). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu.

Unami

Particle

pili

1. different, other, else

   Ku kàski pili kèku lësii.

   He could not do anything else.

   Në takok ahsën pili linakòt.

   That other rock looks different.

References

• Rementer, Jim with Pearson, Bruce L. (2005), “pili”, in Grant Leneaux, Raymond Whritenour, editors, The Lenape Talking Dictionary, The Lenape Language Preservation Project