daliri

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay jeriji. Compare Kapampangan taliri, Balinese ᬚ᭄ᬭᬶᬚᬶ (jriji), and Javanese ꦢꦿꦶꦗꦶ (driji).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /daˈliɾiʔ/ [d̪ɐˈliː.ɾɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iɾiʔ
• Syllabification: da‧li‧ri

Noun

dalirì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜎᜒᜇᜒ)

1. (anatomy) finger
2. (anatomy) toe
3. part of a glove that covers each finger
4. (colloquial) mentioning one by one

   Synonym: pag-isa-isa

Derived terms

• daliri ng paa
• dalirian
• daliriin
• dtatak ng daliri
• gadaliri
• tatak-daliri

 

Related terms

• dali

 

See also

• dato
• galamay
• hinlalaki
• hinlalato
• hintuturo
• kalingkingan
• palasingsingan

 

Further reading

• “daliri”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1982) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 3, page 112