tuli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "tuli"

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtu.li]

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Noun

tuli m (uncountable)

1. thulium

Cebuano

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *turiq.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: tu‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈtuliʔ/ [ˈt̪u.l̪ɪʔ]

Noun

tuli

1. the surgical removal/excision of the prepuce; circumcision
2. (historical) dorsal slit
3. the rite of circumcision

Verb

tuli

1. to circumcise
2. to perform a dorsal slit
3. (colloquial) to pierce the earlobe

Adjective

tuli

1. (of a man) having had the foreskin of the penis excised; circumcised; cut
2. (of a man) having the glans exposed by a dorsal slit
3. (colloquial) having the earlobe pierced

See also

• girlo
• islam

Central Bikol

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈli/ [tuˈl̪i]
• Hyphenation: tu‧li

Noun

tulí (Basahan spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒ)

1. earwax

Derived terms

• hinuli

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tuli, from Proto-Uralic *tule.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtulʲi/, /ˈtuli/

Noun

tuli (genitive tule, partitive tuld)

1. fire
2. light, lightsource

   Pane see tuli kustu.

   Put that light out.

3. (chess) check

Declension

Declension of tuli (ÕS type 20/meri, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		tuli	tuled
accusative	nom.
	gen.	tule
genitive			tulede
partitive		tuld	tulesid
illative		tulle tulesse	tuledesse
inessive		tules	tuledes
elative		tulest	tuledest
allative		tulele	tuledele
adessive		tulel	tuledel
ablative		tulelt	tuledelt
translative		tuleks	tuledeks
terminative		tuleni	tuledeni
essive		tulena	tuledena
abessive		tuleta	tuledeta
comitative		tulega	tuledega

Derived terms

• jaanituli
• kahjutuli
• tuletorn

Etymology 2

Verb

tuli

1. third-person singular past indicative of tulema

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/, [ˈt̪uli]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *tuli (compare Estonian tuli, Karelian tuli, Livonian tu’ļ, Veps tuli), from Proto-Uralic *tule (compare Northern Sami dolla, Moksha тол (tol), Eastern Mari тул (tul), Udmurt тыл (tyl), Tundra Nenets ту (tu)). tuli has previously been typical of Eastern Finnish, whereas Western Finnish dialects usually used valkea.

Noun

tuli

1. fire (reaction; burning)

   leikkiä tulella ― to play with fire

2. fire (instance of this chemical reaction)

   Synonyms: (more common in this sense) tulipalo, palo

3. synonym of nuotio (“campfire”)
4. fire, gunfire

   Synonym: tulitus

   tuli seis! ― cease fire! (stop firing/shooting)

5. (alchemy) fire (one of the basic elements)

Declension

Inflection of tuli (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)
nominative		tuli	tulet
genitive		tulen	tulien tulten
partitive		tulta	tulia
illative		tuleen	tuliin
		singular	plural
nominative		tuli	tulet
accusative	nom.	tuli	tulet
	gen.	tulen
genitive		tulen	tulien tulten
partitive		tulta	tulia
inessive		tulessa	tulissa
elative		tulesta	tulista
illative		tuleen	tuliin
adessive		tulella	tulilla
ablative		tulelta	tulilta
allative		tulelle	tulille
essive		tulena	tulina
translative		tuleksi	tuliksi
abessive		tuletta	tulitta
instructive		—	tulin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tuli (Kotus type 24/uni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tuleni tuleni accusative nom. tuleni tuleni gen. tuleni genitive tuleni tulieni tulteni partitive tultani tuliani inessive tulessani tulissani elative tulestani tulistani illative tuleeni tuliini adessive tulellani tulillani ablative tuleltani tuliltani allative tulelleni tulilleni essive tulenani tulinani translative tulekseni tulikseni abessive tulettani tulittani instructive — — comitative — tulineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tulesi tulesi accusative nom. tulesi tulesi gen. tulesi genitive tulesi tuliesi tultesi partitive tultasi tuliasi inessive tulessasi tulissasi elative tulestasi tulistasi illative tuleesi tuliisi adessive tulellasi tulillasi ablative tuleltasi tuliltasi allative tulellesi tulillesi essive tulenasi tulinasi translative tuleksesi tuliksesi abessive tulettasi tulittasi instructive — — comitative — tulinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tulemme tulemme accusative nom. tulemme tulemme gen. tulemme genitive tulemme tuliemme tultemme partitive tultamme tuliamme inessive tulessamme tulissamme elative tulestamme tulistamme illative tuleemme tuliimme adessive tulellamme tulillamme ablative tuleltamme tuliltamme allative tulellemme tulillemme essive tulenamme tulinamme translative tuleksemme tuliksemme abessive tulettamme tulittamme instructive — — comitative — tulinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tulenne tulenne accusative nom. tulenne tulenne gen. tulenne genitive tulenne tulienne tultenne partitive tultanne tulianne inessive tulessanne tulissanne elative tulestanne tulistanne illative tuleenne tuliinne adessive tulellanne tulillanne ablative tuleltanne tuliltanne allative tulellenne tulillenne essive tulenanne tulinanne translative tuleksenne tuliksenne abessive tulettanne tulittanne instructive — — comitative — tulinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tulensa tulensa accusative nom. tulensa tulensa gen. tulensa genitive tulensa tuliensa tultensa partitive tultaan tultansa tuliaan tuliansa inessive tulessaan tulessansa tulissaan tulissansa elative tulestaan tulestansa tulistaan tulistansa illative tuleensa tuliinsa adessive tulellaan tulellansa tulillaan tulillansa ablative tuleltaan tuleltansa tuliltaan tuliltansa allative tulelleen tulellensa tulilleen tulillensa essive tulenaan tulenansa tulinaan tulinansa translative tulekseen tuleksensa tulikseen tuliksensa abessive tulettaan tulettansa tulittaan tulittansa instructive — — comitative — tulineen tulinensa

Derived terms

• jäädä tuleen makaamaan
• oma tuli
• tuleentua
• tulehtua
• tuleton
• tulikko
• tulimmainen
• tulinen
• tulistua
• tulittaa
• tulukset

compounds

• aarnituli
• aarretuli
• aluetuli
• avotuli
• bengalintuli
• elotuli
• helkatuli
• häirintätuli
• ilmatorjuntatuli
• juhannustuli
• juhlatuli
• kaarituli
• kalevantuli
• kaliforniantuliunikko
• kertatuli
• kiirastuli
• kiväärituli
• kokkotuli
• konekiväärituli
• kranaatinheitintuli
• kranaattituli
• laakatuli
• leirituli
• merkkituli
• nuotiotuli
• olympiatuli
• pistetuli
• päretuli
• rakotuli
• revontulet
• ristituli
• rumputuli
• sarjatuli
• sulkutuli
• takkatuli
• tulenarka
• tulenavaus
• tulenjohtaja
• tulenjohto
• tulenkestävä
• tulenkuvaus
• tulenliekki
• tulenlieska
• tulennielijä
• tulenpalava
• tulenpunainen
• tulensiirto
• tulensuoja
• tulenteko
• tulenvarjostin
• tulialue
• tuliannos
• tuliase
• tuliasema
• tulihelttaseitikki
• tulihiili
• tuli-isku
• tulijousi
• tulikaste
• tulikeppi
• tulikettu
• tulikirjain
• tulikivi
• tulikoe
• tulikoira
• tulikomento
• tulikukka
• tulikulma
• tulikuuma
• tulikärpänen
• tulikääpiöahven
• tuliköynnös
• tulilaasti
• tulilanka
• tulilapio
• tulilatva
• tuliliemi
• tulilinja
• tulilintu
• tuliluikku
• Tulimaa
• tulimato
• tulimeri
• tulimuurahainen
• tulimyrsky
• tulineuvot
• Tuliniemi
• tulinopeus
• tuliopaali
• tulipallo
• tulipalo
• tulipalokärki
• tulipatteri
• tuliperäinen
• tulipesä
• tulipesäke
• tulipinta
• tulipolte
• tulipora
• tulipunainen
• tulipyörre
• tulipäähippiäinen
• tulirauta
• tulirepo
• tulirokko
• Tulisalo
• tulisielu
• tulisieluinen
• tulisija
• tulisilmäinen
• tulisoihtu
• tulisuudelma
• tulitaistelu
• tulitauko
• tuliterä
• tulitiili
• tulitikku
• tulitoiminta
• tulituki
• tulityö
• tulityöntekijä
• tuliunikko
• tulivaikutus
• tulivalmistelu
• tulivartiomies
• tulivoima
• tulivuori
• tuliylläkkö
• tuulastuli
• tuulastustuli
• tykistötuli
• tykkituli
• ulkotuli
• vastatuli
• virvatuli

Further reading

• “tuli”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Verb

tuli

1. third-person singular past indicative of tulla

Anagrams

• litu, luit, luti

Hanunoo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/ [ˈtu.li]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: tu‧li

Noun

tuli (Hanunoo spelling ᜦᜳᜮᜲ) (anatomy)

1. ear

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 283

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay tuli, from Proto-Malayic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/ [ˈt̪u.li]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: tu‧li

Adjective

tuli

1. deaf

   Synonym: (dialectal) pekak

Derived terms

• ketulian
• menulikan

Compounds

• tuli bisu
• tuli kata

Further reading

• “tuli”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology 1

Tuli.

From Proto-Finnic *tuli, from Proto-Uralic *tule. Cognates include Finnish tuli and Estonian tuli.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/, [ˈtulʲiˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/, [ˈtuliˑ]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Hyphenation: tu‧li

Noun

tuli

1. fire
2. campfire
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Oli jo pimmiä, kons möö näimmä pioneeriin tulen joen rannalt.

     It was already dark, when we saw the pioneers' fire from the river's shore.

3. (usually in the partitive) lightning
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by P. I. Maksimov and N. A. Iljin, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun neljättä klaassaa vart (toine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 71:

     Välimittee korjahuisivat pilvet, iski tulta, jyrisi, tipsahtelivat ensimäiset sorriat vihmatilkat.

     From time to time clouds gathered, lightning struck, it thundered, the first big raindrops fell.

Declension

Declension of tuli (type 5/keeli, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	tuli	tulet
genitive	tulen	tulliin, tuliloin
partitive	tulta, tult	tullia, tuliloja
illative	tullee	tullii, tuliloihe
inessive	tules	tulis, tulilois
elative	tulest	tulist, tuliloist
allative	tulelle	tulille, tuliloille
adessive	tulel	tulil, tuliloil
ablative	tulelt	tulilt, tuliloilt
translative	tuleks	tuliks, tuliloiks
essive	tulenna, tulleen	tulinna, tuliloinna, tulliin, tuliloin
exessive1)	tulent	tulint, tuliloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (lightning): valkia

Derived terms

• revontulet
• tulekas
• tulikerä
• tulilintu
• tulimato
• tulimuna
• tulipalo
• tulus

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/, [ˈtulʲiˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/, [ˈtuliˑ]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Hyphenation: tu‧li

Verb

tuli

1. third-person singular indicative past of tulla

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790), “тули”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 689
• V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 62
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 606
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014), Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[4], →ISBN, page 58

Italian

Noun

tuli m

1. plural of tulio

Karelian

Tuldu.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuli, from Proto-Uralic *tule. Cognates include Finnish tuli and Estonian tuli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/

Noun

tuli (genitive tulen, partitive tuldu)

1. fire

References

• P. M. Zaykov (1999), Грамматика Карельского языка (фонетика и морфология) [Grammar of the Karelian language (phonetics and morphology)], →ISBN, page 15

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtʊ.liː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtuː.li]

Verb

tulī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ferō

References

• “tuli”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “tuli”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "tuli", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuli/
• Rhymes: -uli, -li, -i

Adjective

tuli (Jawi spelling تولي, comparative lebih tuli, superlative paling tuli)

1. deaf

Synonyms

• congek
• pekak

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• ketulian [abstract / locative] (ke-an)
• menulikan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• buta tuli (“to act blindly”)

Descendants

• Indonesian: tuli

References

• “tuli”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "tuli" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.li/
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: tu‧li

Verb

tuli

1. third-person singular present of tulić

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

tuli

1. plover

Romanian

FWOTD – 8 January 2026

Alternative forms

• тули (tuli) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic тоулити (tuliti), with senses from затулити (zatuliti, “to hide”), from Proto-Slavic *tuliti. Compare Bulgarian туля (tulja).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tuˈli/
• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: tu‧li

Verb

a tuli (third-person singular present tulește, past participle tulit, third-person subjunctive tulească) 4th conjugation

1. (intransitive, Muntenia, chiefly of sheep) to come down the mountainside
   • 1948, Vasile Voiculescu, “Misiune de încredere”, in Capul de zimbru. Povestiri, volume 1, Bucharest: Editura pentru Literatură, published 1966, page 87:

     Către seară am tulit într-o rariște de fagi și, după ce am sărit un pîrleaz, ne-am lăsat într-o livadă împrejmuită.

     Towards evening we descended into a glade of beeches and, after hopping a fence, we arrived into an inclosed orchard.

2. (transitive, Bukovina) to swipe (steal)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:fura

3. (reflexive, Moldavia (region), obsolete) to hide out

   Synonym: se ascunde

Conjugation

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

infinitive			a tuli
gerund			tulind
past participle			tulit
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	tulesc	tulești	tulește	tulim	tuliți	tulesc
	imperfect	tuleam	tuleai	tulea	tuleam	tuleați	tuleau
	simple perfect	tulii	tuliși	tuli	tulirăm	tulirăți	tuliră
	pluperfect	tulisem	tuliseși	tulise	tuliserăm	tuliserăți	tuliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să tulesc	să tulești	să tulească	să tulim	să tuliți	să tulească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		tulește			tuliți
	negative		nu tuli			nu tuliți

Derived terms

• o tuli
• tule-o

Further reading

• “tuli”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
• Iorgu Iordan, Alexandru Graur, Ion Coteanu, editors (1983), Dicționarul Limbii Române‎^[5], volume 11, part 3, Bucharest: Academy of the Socialist Republic of Romania, pages 700–701

Samoan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

tuli (used in the form tutuli)

1. deaf

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

tuli

1. (anatomy) knee

   Synonym: tulivae

Derived terms

• tulilima (“elbow”)
• tulivae (“knee”)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Verb

tuli

1. To chase.

Etymology 4

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

tuli

1. plover; sandpiper; curlew; godwit; whimbrel; small shorebird

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Adjective

tuli

1. quiet

Tagalog

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *turiq (cf. Hanunoo turi, Central Bikol turi, Cebuano tuli, Hiligaynon tuli, Maranao tori', Malay toreh). Also possibly related to Katuri, a little settlement on the river just opposite Cotabato where circumcision ceremonies were held in Maguindanao.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈtuliʔ/ [ˈt̪uː.lɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -uliʔ
  • IPA^(key): /tuˈliʔ/ [t̪ʊˈlɪʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -iʔ
• Syllabification: tu‧li

Noun

tulì (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒ)

1. circumcision

   Synonyms: pagtuli, pagpapatuli, (obsolete) pagtutuli, (obsolete) sunat, (colloquial) pagsusunat, (colloquial) binyag, pagbibinyag

Derived terms

• ipatuli
• magpatuli
• magtuli
• pagpapatuli
• pagtuli
• pagtutuli
• tulian
• tuliin

Adjective

tulî (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜓᜎᜒ)

1. circumcised

   Synonym: (obsolete) katan

   Antonyms: sungaw, supot

Further reading

• “tuli”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Najeeb Mitry Saleeby (1905), Studies in Moro history, law, and religion‎^[6], Manila, Bureau of Public Printing

Anagrams

• ulit

Tongan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

tuli

1. deaf

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Verb

tuli

1. To chase.

Tuvaluan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Adjective

tuli

1. deaf

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

tuli

1. (anatomy) knee; elbow

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli.

Noun

tuli

1. plover

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuli, from Proto-Uralic *tule.

Noun

tuli

1. fire

Inflection

Inflection of tuli (inflection type 4/meri)
nominative sing.	tuli
genitive sing.	tulen
partitive sing.	tult
partitive plur.	—
	singular	plural
nominative	tuli	—
accusative	tulen	—
genitive	tulen	—
partitive	tult	—
essive-instructive	tulen	—
translative	tuleks	—
inessive	tules	—
elative	tulespäi	—
illative	tulehe tulhe	—
adessive	tulel	—
ablative	tulelpäi	—
allative	tulele	—
abessive	tuleta	—
comitative	tulenke	—
prolative	tultme	—
approximative I	tulenno	—
approximative II	tulennoks	—
egressive	tulennopäi	—
terminative I	tulehesai tulhesai	—
terminative II	tulelesai	—
terminative III	tulessai	—
additive I	tulehepäi tulhepäi	—
additive II	tulelepäi	—

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Tm
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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˧ li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: tu li

Noun

tuli

1. thulium

Võro

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuli, from Proto-Uralic *tule.

Noun

tuli (genitive tulõ, partitive tuld)

1. fire

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *tuli, from Proto-Uralic *tule.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈtuli/, [ˈtuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Hyphenation: tu‧li

Noun

tuli

1. fire

Inflection

Declension of tuli (type X/tuli, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	tuli	tulõd
genitive	tulõ	tulijõ, tulii
partitive	tultõ	tuliitõ, tulii
illative	tullõ, tullõsõ	tuliisõ
inessive	tulõz	tuliiz
elative	tulõssõ	tuliissõ
allative	tulõlõ	tuliilõ
adessive	tulõllõ	tuliillõ
ablative	tulõltõ	tuliiltõ
translative	tulõssi	tuliissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “tuli”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Yakan

Verb

tuli

1. To sleep.

Derived terms

• patuli