heli
English edit
Noun edit
heli (plural helis)
- Clipping of helicopter.
- 1990 September, “Helicopter section”, in Model Airplane News, page 91:
- HERE’S A GREAT shot of our author Dave Ramsey, who seems to be doing the impossible—flying two helis simultaneously! Actually, he isnt’t; a flying buddy maneuvered his machine into the shot, just to create the illusion.
- 2010, Bob Shepherd, M. P. Sabga, The Infidel, Simon & Schuster, published 2011, →ISBN, page 175:
- ‘We saw two helis flying north a few weeks back,’ John offered. ‘An Apache and a Chinook. We figured they were hunting al-Qaeda.’
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
- -copter (and derivatives therefrom)
- heli- (and derivatives therefrom)
Catalan edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| He | |
| Previous: hidrogen (H) | |
| Next: liti (Li) | |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
heli m (uncountable)
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Clipping of helikopter.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
heli m (plural heli's, diminutive helietje n)
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Same root as in hele. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Noun edit
heli (genitive heli, partitive heli)
Declension edit
| Declension of heli (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | heli | helid | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | heli | ||
| genitive | helide | ||
| partitive | heli | helisid | |
| illative | helli helisse |
helidesse | |
| inessive | helis | helides | |
| elative | helist | helidest | |
| allative | helile | helidele | |
| adessive | helil | helidel | |
| ablative | helilt | helidelt | |
| translative | heliks | helideks | |
| terminative | helini | helideni | |
| essive | helina | helidena | |
| abessive | helita | helideta | |
| comitative | heliga | helidega | |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “heli”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Middle English edit
Adjective edit
heli
- (chiefly Northern) Alternative form of holy (sacred)
Salar edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
- (Jiezi, Gaizi, Jishi, Chahandusi, Mengda, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [heli]
- (Jiezi, Gaizi, Chahandusi, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [helli]
- (Chahandusi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [heːle]
- (Dazhuang, Mengda, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA(key): [χelli], [xeːli]
- (Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA(key): [hælli], [hællæ], [helle]
Noun edit
heli
References edit
- Tenishev, Edhem (1976) “heli”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, pages 224, 333
- 林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985) “heli”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar][1], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, →OCLC, page 11
- 马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016) “heli”, in 濒危语言——撒拉语研究 [Endangered Languages - Salar Language Studies], 青海 (Qinghai): 国家社会科学基金项目 (National Social Science Foundation Project), page 280
- Ma, Chengjun, Han, Lianye, Ma, Weisheng (December 2010) “heli”, in 米娜瓦尔 艾比布拉 (Minavar Abibra), editor, 撒维汉词典 (Sāwéihàncídiǎn) [Salar-Uyghur-Chinese dictionary], 1st edition, Beijing, →ISBN, page 133
- Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “heli”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon[2], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, pages 111-112
Tetum edit
Verb edit
heli
- to hide
Uneapa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *keli, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
heli
- to dig
Further reading edit
- Johnston, R.L. 1982. "Proto-Kimbe and the New Guinea Oceanic hypothesis". In Halim, A., Carrington, L. and Wurm, S.A. editors. Papers from the Third International Conference on Austronesian Linguistics, Vol. 1: Currents in Oceanic, 59-95.
Vietnamese edit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| He | |
| Previous: hiđro (H) | |
| Next: liti (Li) | |
Etymology edit
Ultimately from New Latin helium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [he˧˧ li˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hej˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hej˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
- Phonetic: hê li
Noun edit
heli
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *sālos (“salt water”), from Proto-Indo-European *séh₂ls (“salt”). Doublet of halen (“salt”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈhɛlɪ/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈheːli/, /ˈhɛli/
Noun edit
heli m (not mutable)
- salt water, brine, saline
- Synonym: dŵr hallt
Derived terms edit
- cors heli (“salt marsh”)
- cyweirio â heli (“to brine”)
- dŵr heli (“saline water”)
- glas yr heli (“sea milkwort, Glaux maritima”)
- gwastad heli (“salt flat”)
- heli ffisiolegol (“physiological saline”)
- heli ffosffad byfferog (“buffered saline phosphate”)
- helïaidd (“salty, briny, brackish”)
- heligog (“guillemot”)
- lagŵn heli (“salt lagoon”)
- malw yr heli (“tree mallow, Lavatera arborea”)
- morfa heli (“salt marsh”)
- pant heli (“salt pan”)
- perllys yr heli (“wild celery, Apium graveolens”)
- prawf heli (“brine test”)
- pwll heli (“salt pool, brine pit”)
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “heli”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies