tali

See also: tali', tali^, táli, tāli, täli, tạli, and ťali

English

Etymology 1

Noun

tali

1. plural of talus

Etymology 2

Noun

tali (plural talis)

1. (India) Synonym of marriage string

Anagrams

• ATLI, Ital, Ital., LIAT, LITA, Lita, TILA, Tail, Tila, alit, alti, ital, ital., lait, tail

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Amis

Noun

tali

1. taro

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaliʔ/

Etymology 1

Noun

talì

1. threading of a needle

Derived terms

• magtali
• talian

 

Etymology 2

Noun

talì

1. diligence, assiduousness
2. meticulousness

   Synonym: tubis

3. (by extension) intelligence, smartness

   Synonyms: dunong, tadong

Derived terms

• katalian
• magtali
• matali

 

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tali/
• Hyphenation: ta‧li

Noun

tali

1. rope

Synonyms

• (thick, braided strings) kalat

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Catalan

Verb

tali

1. third-person singular imperative form of talar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive form of talar
3. first-person singular present subjunctive form of talar

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Cebuano

Pronunciation 1

• Hyphenation: ta‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaliʔ/, [ˈt̪a.l̪ɪʔ]

Preposition

tali

1. between, concerning two people or groups

Pronunciation 2

• Hyphenation: ta‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈtali/, [ˈt̪a.l̪ɪ]

Noun

tali

1. Clipping of tingali.

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Chamorro

Etymology

From Pre-Chamorro *tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS. Compare Paiwan calis, Kulon-Pazeh saris, Malay tali, Ilocano tali, Ma'anyan tadi, Malagasy tady, Tetum tali, Yapese tael, Pohnpeian sahl, Fijian dali, Maori tari.

Noun

tali

1. rope (thick, strong string)

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Choctaw

Alternative forms

• tvli

Noun

tali (dictionary form tạli)

1. rock, stone
2. iron
3. metal
4. mineral

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish talg (“tallow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑli/, [ˈt̪ɑli]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧li

Noun

tali

1. suet (fatty tissue that surrounds and protects the kidneys)
2. tallow (hard animal fat obtained from suet)
3. sebum (thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin)

Declension

Inflection of tali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		tali	talit
genitive		talin	talien
partitive		talia	taleja
illative		taliin	taleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tali	talit
accusative	nom.	tali	talit
	gen.	talin
genitive		talin	talien
partitive		talia	taleja
inessive		talissa	taleissa
elative		talista	taleista
illative		taliin	taleihin
adessive		talilla	taleilla
ablative		talilta	taleilta
allative		talille	taleille
essive		talina	taleina
translative		taliksi	taleiksi
instructive		—	talein
abessive		talitta	taleitta
comitative		—	taleineen

Possessive forms of tali (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	talini	talimme
2nd person	talisi	talinne
3rd person	talinsa

Derived terms

• esinahkatali
• taliaivo
• talikynttilä
• talinen
• talipallo
• talirauhanen
• talitiainen

Anagrams

• Ilta, ilta, lait, lati, liat, tila

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Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -i diminutive of találkozó (“meeting”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɒli]
• Hyphenation: ta‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Noun

tali (plural talik)

1. (slang) meeting

   Holnap tali! ― See you tomorrow! (literally, “[We will have a] meeting tomorrow!”)

   Synonyms: találkozás, találkozó

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	tali	talik
accusative	talit	talikat
dative	talinak	taliknak
instrumental	talival	talikkal
causal-final	taliért	talikért
translative	talivá	talikká
terminative	taliig	talikig
essive-formal	taliként	talikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	taliban	talikban
superessive	talin	talikon
adessive	talinál	taliknál
illative	taliba	talikba
sublative	talira	talikra
allative	talihoz	talikhoz
elative	taliból	talikból
delative	taliról	talikról
ablative	talitól	taliktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	talié	taliké
non-attributive possessive - plural	taliéi	talikéi

Possessive forms of tali
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	talim	talijaim
2nd person sing.	talid	talijaid
3rd person sing.	talija	talijai
1st person plural	talink	talijaink
2nd person plural	talitok	talijaitok
3rd person plural	talijuk	talijaik

Derived terms

• talizik

 

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Icelandic

Verb

tali

1. inflection of tala:
   1. first-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person present subjunctive

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay tali, from Proto-Malayic *tali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtali/
• Rhymes: -li, -i
• Hyphenation: ta‧li

Noun

tali (plural tali-tali, first-person possessive taliku, second-person possessive talimu, third-person possessive talinya)

1. rope (thick, strong string)
2. (figuratively) kinship, blood ties
3. (historical) coin worth 25 cents

Derived terms

• bertali
• bertalian
• bertalikan
• bertali-tali
• dipertalikan
• ditali
• ditalikan
• mempertalikan
• menali
• menalikan
• penali
• penalian
• pertalian
• talian
• tali-bertali
• tali-menali
• tali-temali
• temali
• tertali

 

• tali air
• tali alir
• tali api
• tali ari-ari
• tali arus
• tali barut
• tali bawat
• tali belati
• tali bicara
• tali busur
• tali dahi layar
• tali duga
• tali dugang
• tali gai
• tali hidung
• tali jangkar
• tali jantung
• tali jiwa
• tali kail
• tali kang
• tali kasih
• tali kawat
• tali kekang
• tali kekerabatan
• tali keledor
• tali kembar
• tali kendali
• tali kendit
• tali kepala
• tali kipas
• tali kur
• tali labrang
• tali lalai
• tali leher
• tali lidah
• tali lidah pendek
• tali liung
• tali liung-liung
• tali manila
• tali monyet
• tali nilon
• tali nyawa
• tali pangkal
• tali penambat
• tali pengaman
• tali penggulung
• tali penyandang
• tali peranti
• tali pergantungan
• tali persaudaraan
• tali perut
• tali pinggang
• tali pintal
• tali pusar
• tali pusat
• tali rafia
• tali raket campuran
• tali rasa
• tali sawar
• tali sepatu
• tali silaturahmi
• tali singkil
• tali sipat
• tali spageti
• tali tudung
• tali tum
• tali tunda
• tali ulang
• tali usai
• tali usus

 

Further reading

• “tali” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

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Ingrian

Etymology

Related to Finnish tai, possibly influenced by eli.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑli/, [ˈtɑlʲi]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtɑli/, [ˈtɑli]
• Rhymes: -ɑli
• Hyphenation: ta‧li

Conjunction

tali

1. or
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 12:

     Soikkolaas näitä formia vastajaat pität vokalat: uu, ii, yy, tali, oo, ее, öö.

     In Soikkola short vowels correspond to these forms: uu, ii, yy, or, oo, ee, öö.

Synonyms

• ehki, vai, (folk poetic) eli

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 569

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Iranun

Noun

tali

1. rope

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: tà‧li

Determiner

tali

1. plural of tale

Noun

tali m

1. plural of talo

Anagrams

• alti, lati

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Javanese

Romanization

tali

1. Romanization of ꦠꦭꦶ (“rope”)

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Latin

Etymology 1

See tālus.

Noun

tālī

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

Etymology 2

See tālis.

Adjective

tālī

1. dative/ablative singular of tālis

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Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

tali

1. rope

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Maguindanao

Noun

tali

1. rope

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Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tali (compare Indonesian tali), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih (compare Chamorro tali, Fijian dali, Tagalog tali), from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tali/
• Rhymes: -ali, -li, -i

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Noun

tali (Jawi spelling تالي‎, plural tali-tali, informal 1st possessive taliku, 2nd possessive talimu, 3rd possessive talinya)

1. rope (thick, strong string)

Derived terms

• bertali
• bertalian
• pertali

Descendants

• Indonesian: tali

Further reading

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

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Maranao

Noun

tali

1. rope

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Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih.

Noun

tali

1. rope

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Sakizaya

Noun

tali

1. taro

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih, from Proto-Austronesian *CaliS. Compare Paiwan calis, Kulon-Pazeh saris, Malay tali, Ilocano tali, Chamorro tali, Ma'anyan tadi, Malagasy tady, Tetum tali, Yapese tael, Pohnpeian sahl, Fijian dali, Maori tari.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaliʔ/, [ˈta.lɪʔ] (noun)
• IPA^(key): /ˈtaleʔ/, [ˈta.leʔ] (noun, colloquial)
• IPA^(key): /taˈliʔ/, [tɐˈliʔ] (adjective)
• IPA^(key): /taˈleʔ/, [tɐˈleʔ] (adjective, colloquial)

Noun

talì

1. rope; string; twine; cord (something used for tying)

   Synonyms: lubid, pisi, leteng

2. act of tying

   Synonyms: pagtatali, pagkakatali

3. (by extension, colloquial) long confinement in the house (due to sickness, work, etc.)
4. (by extension, colloquial) act of having one's tubes tied; tube tying

Derived terms

• itali
• magtali
• mapatali
• matali
• may-tali
• nakatali
• pagkakatali
• pagtatali
• panali
• panali
• talian
• walang-tali

 

See also

• bigkis
• buhol
• gapos
• pugal

 

Adjective

talî

1. tied together (such as vegetable shoots, etc.)

   Synonyms: bigkis, nakabigkis, may-bigkis

2. tied; confined (of animals to be butchered)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧li
• IPA^(key): /taˈli/, [tɐˈli]

Noun

talí

1. (obsolete) quietude; rest; state of inactivity (no longer used on its own except in derived terms)

   Synonyms: pahinga, pamamahinga, tigil, pagtigil, hinto, paghinto

Derived terms

• di-matali

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Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talih.

Noun

tali

1. rope

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Unami

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *taši (“there, in such a place”).

Particle

tali

1. there, place

   Tehim në shè tali òk ulepënàk.

   There are strawberries here, and onions.

   Mahtakèn yu tali.

   there was a fight in this place.

   Xaheli Lënapeyok ahpuwàk yu tali.

   There are many Delawares here.

References

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

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Vietnamese

Chemical element
Tl
Previous: thuỷ ngân (Hg)
Next: chì (Pb)

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin thallium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [taː˧˧ li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [taː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [taː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic: ta li

Noun

tali

1. thallium

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Welsh

Alternative forms

• teli (literary)

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtali/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈtaːli/, /ˈtali/

Verb

tali

1. second-person singular future colloqu of talu

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
tali	dali	nhali	thali
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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Wolof

Noun

tali (definite form tali bi)

1. street

References

Omar Ka (2018) Nanu Dégg Wolof, National African Language Resource Center, →ISBN, page 254