mili

See also: mili-, milí, mílí, mīli, mīļi, and mǐlì

Galician

Etymology

Shortening of milicia.

Noun

mili f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) military service

   Synonym: servizo militar m

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li/
• Rhymes: -ili
• Hyphenation: mì‧li

Noun

mili m

1. plural of milio

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese ili.

Noun

mili

1. current, flow

Verb

mili

1. to flow

Maltese

Etymology 1

Root
m-l-j
4 terms

From Arabic مَلْء (malʔ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪ.lɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪ

Noun

mili m

1. verbal noun of mela
   1. the act of filling, stuffing
   2. flow, the rising of the sea

      Antonym: frugħ

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiː.lɪ/
• Rhymes: -iːlɪ

Noun

mili

1. plural of mil

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

mili f

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite singular of mil

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmi.li/

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• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: mi‧li

Adjective

mili

1. virile nominative/vocative plural of miły

Noun

mili f

1. genitive/dative/locative singular of mila

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmî.liː/

Adjective

mȉlī (Cyrillic spelling ми̏лӣ)

1. nominative singular masculine positive degree definite of mio
2. vocative singular masculine positive degree definite of mio
3. accusative singular inanimate masculine positive degree definite of mio
4. nominative plural masculine of mio
5. vocative plural masculine of mio

Spanish

Etymology

Shortening of milicia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmili/ [ˈmi.li]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: mi‧li

Noun

mili f (uncountable)

1. (colloquial) military service

   Synonym: servicio militar

Further reading

• chapter MILI, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014