pili

See also: Pili, pilī, píli, pílí, pīli, and pīlì

English

Etymology 1

Noun

pili

1. plural of pilus

Derived terms

• pili torti

 

Etymology 2

Pili nuts

Borrowed from Tagalog pili.

Noun

pili (plural pilis or pili)

1. A tropical tree, Canarium ovatum, native to maritime Southeast Asia, New Guinea and northern Australia, and cultivated in the Philippines for its nuts.
   • 1996, Roberto E. Coronel, Pili Nut, Canarium Ovatum Engl, page 12:

     The pili is indigenous to the Philippines (Merrill 1912, 1923; Wester 1921; Brown 1954; Li 1970).

   • 2009, Bioversity International, Bioversity Annual Report 2009, page 19:

     Pili (Canarium ovatum) is the most important tree nut of the Philippines. […] Natural populations of pili are found in forests and are threatened by human activities and natural disasters.

   • 2012, M.N. Normah, S. K. Malik, R. Chaudhury, I. Salma, M. A. Makeen, Chapter 8: Conservation of Tropical Fruit Genetic Resources, M. N. Normah, H. F. Chin, Barbara M. Reed (editors, Conservation of Tropical Plant Species, page 143,

     The crops covered by the project include jackfruit and other Artocarpus species, pili (Canarium ovatum), mangosteen and other Garcinia species, and durian (Durio zibethinus).

2. The edible nut of the tree.

   Synonym: pili nut

   • 2017 July 13, Claudia McNeilly, “Pili—The Delicious, Healthy Nut You’ve Never Heard Of”, in Vogue‎^[1]:

     Pili—pronounced “peeley”—is a distinctive, tear-shaped nut native to Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands. It’s here that roasted, fried, and sugared varieties of pili can be found for sale on nearly every street.

See also

terms containing "pili" - probably etymologically unrelated, but not checked

• arrector pili
• pili multigemini

 

Anagrams

• ipil

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈpili/ [ˈpi.l̪i]

Noun

píli

1. the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
2. a pili nut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪iʔ]

Adjective

pili

1. fastidious; selective; particular; fussy

Noun

pili

1. choosing; selecting; picking

Derived terms

• magpili
• pilion

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: pi‧li
• IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpi.l̪ɪʔ]

Etymology 1

Noun

pilì

1. pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
2. pili nut

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq (cf. Malay pilih and Tagalog pili).

Verb

pilì

1. to choose; to select

Derived terms

• mamili
• mamiliay
• pinili

 

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpɪlɪ]
• Rhymes: -ɪlɪ
• Homophones: pily, pyly

Participle

pili

1. masculine animate plural of the past participle of pít

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from dialectal Swedish pille (compare Norwegian pill, Low German pille).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpili/, [ˈpili]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification^(key): pi‧li

Noun

pili (childish)

1. Synonym of pippeli (“pee-pee, penis”).

Declension

Inflection of pili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		pili	pilit
genitive		pilin	pilien
partitive		piliä	pilejä
illative		piliin	pileihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pili	pilit
accusative	nom.	pili	pilit
	gen.	pilin
genitive		pilin	pilien
partitive		piliä	pilejä
inessive		pilissä	pileissä
elative		pilistä	pileistä
illative		piliin	pileihin
adessive		pilillä	pileillä
ablative		pililtä	pileiltä
allative		pilille	pileille
essive		pilinä	pileinä
translative		piliksi	pileiksi
abessive		pilittä	pileittä
instructive		—	pilein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pili (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilini pilini accusative nom. pilini pilini gen. pilini genitive pilini pilieni partitive piliäni pilejäni inessive pilissäni pileissäni elative pilistäni pileistäni illative piliini pileihini adessive pililläni pileilläni ablative pililtäni pileiltäni allative pililleni pileilleni essive pilinäni pileinäni translative pilikseni pileikseni abessive pilittäni pileittäni instructive — — comitative — pileineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pilisi pilisi accusative nom. pilisi pilisi gen. pilisi genitive pilisi piliesi partitive piliäsi pilejäsi inessive pilissäsi pileissäsi elative pilistäsi pileistäsi illative piliisi pileihisi adessive pililläsi pileilläsi ablative pililtäsi pileiltäsi allative pilillesi pileillesi essive pilinäsi pileinäsi translative piliksesi pileiksesi abessive pilittäsi pileittäsi instructive — — comitative — pileinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilimme pilimme accusative nom. pilimme pilimme gen. pilimme genitive pilimme piliemme partitive piliämme pilejämme inessive pilissämme pileissämme elative pilistämme pileistämme illative piliimme pileihimme adessive pilillämme pileillämme ablative pililtämme pileiltämme allative pilillemme pileillemme essive pilinämme pileinämme translative piliksemme pileiksemme abessive pilittämme pileittämme instructive — — comitative — pileinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pilinne pilinne accusative nom. pilinne pilinne gen. pilinne genitive pilinne pilienne partitive piliänne pilejänne inessive pilissänne pileissänne elative pilistänne pileistänne illative piliinne pileihinne adessive pilillänne pileillänne ablative pililtänne pileiltänne allative pilillenne pileillenne essive pilinänne pileinänne translative piliksenne pileiksenne abessive pilittänne pileittänne instructive — — comitative — pileinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pilinsä pilinsä accusative nom. pilinsä pilinsä gen. pilinsä genitive pilinsä piliensä partitive piliään piliänsä pilejään pilejänsä inessive pilissään pilissänsä pileissään pileissänsä elative pilistään pilistänsä pileistään pileistänsä illative piliinsä pileihinsä adessive pilillään pilillänsä pileillään pileillänsä ablative pililtään pililtänsä pileiltään pileiltänsä allative pililleen pilillensä pileilleen pileillensä essive pilinään pilinänsä pileinään pileinänsä translative pilikseen piliksensä pileikseen pileiksensä abessive pilittään pilittänsä pileittään pileittänsä instructive — — comitative — pileineen pileinensä

Further reading

• “pili”, 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 2024-04-05

Hanunoo

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpili/ [ˈpi.li]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pili (Hanunoo spelling ᜩᜲᜮᜲ) (botany)

1. a tree from which an inflammable pitch is obtained for use in making crude candles to illuminate the house

See also

• aga
• angangi
• daka

 

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpi.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iliʔ
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pilì (Hanunoo spelling ᜩᜲᜮᜲ)

1. choosing; selection

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 220

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li/

Verb

pili

1. to cling

Derived terms

• pilikana

Higaonon

Verb

pili

1. to choose

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?]; compare pilih.

Verb

pili (used in the form pilien)

1. to choose

Latin

Noun

pilī

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

Noun

pīlī

1. genitive singular of pīlum

Latvian

Noun

pili f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of pils

Noun

pili f

1. accusative/instrumental singular of pile

Verb

pili

1. inflection of pilēt:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲili/, [ˈpʲilʲi]

Participle

pili

1. plural of pił

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Verb

pili

1. third-person singular present of pilić

Verb

pili

1. third-person plural virile past of pić

Quechua

Noun

pili

1. duck, often female

Declension

declension of pili

	singular	plural
nominative	pili	pilikuna
accusative	pilita	pilikunata
dative	piliman	pilikunaman
genitive	pilip	pilikunap
locative	pilipi	pilikunapi
terminative	pilikama	pilikunakama
ablative	pilimanta	pilikunamanta
instrumental	piliwan	pilikunawan
comitative	pilintin	pilikunantin
abessive	pilinnaq	pilikunannaq
comparative	pilihina	pilikunahina
causative	pilirayku	pilikunarayku
benefactive	pilipaq	pilikunapaq
associative	pilipura	pilikunapura
distributive	pilinka	pilikunanka
exclusive	pililla	pilikunalla

possessive forms of pili

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	piliy	piliykuna
accusative	piliyta	piliykunata
dative	piliyman	piliykunaman
genitive	piliypa	piliykunap
locative	piliypi	piliykunapi
terminative	piliykama	piliykunakama
ablative	piliymanta	piliykunamanta
instrumental	piliywan	piliykunawan
comitative	piliynintin	piliykunantin
abessive	piliyninnaq	piliykunannaq
comparative	piliyhina	piliykunahina
causative	piliyrayku	piliykunarayku
benefactive	piliypaq	piliykunapaq
associative	piliypura	piliykunapura
distributive	piliyninka	piliykunanka
exclusive	piliylla	piliykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	piliyki	piliykikuna
accusative	piliykita	piliykikunata
dative	piliykiman	piliykikunaman
genitive	piliykipa	piliykikunap
locative	piliykipi	piliykikunapi
terminative	piliykikama	piliykikunakama
ablative	piliykimanta	piliykikunamanta
instrumental	piliykiwan	piliykikunawan
comitative	piliykintin	piliykikunantin
abessive	piliykinnaq	piliykikunannaq
comparative	piliykihina	piliykikunahina
causative	piliykirayku	piliykikunarayku
benefactive	piliykipaq	piliykikunapaq
associative	piliykipura	piliykikunapura
distributive	piliykinka	piliykikunanka
exclusive	piliykilla	piliykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	pilin	pilinkuna
accusative	pilinta	pilinkunata
dative	pilinman	pilinkunaman
genitive	pilinpa	pilinkunap
locative	pilinpi	pilinkunapi
terminative	pilinkama	pilinkunakama
ablative	pilinmanta	pilinkunamanta
instrumental	pilinwan	pilinkunawan
comitative	pilinintin	pilinkunantin
abessive	pilinninnaq	pilinkunannaq
comparative	pilinhina	pilinkunahina
causative	pilinrayku	pilinkunarayku
benefactive	pilinpaq	pilinkunapaq
associative	pilinpura	pilinkunapura
distributive	pilininka	pilinkunanka
exclusive	pilinlla	pilinkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	pilinchik	pilinchikkuna
accusative	pilinchikta	pilinchikkunata
dative	pilinchikman	pilinchikkunaman
genitive	pilinchikpa	pilinchikkunap
locative	pilinchikpi	pilinchikkunapi
terminative	pilinchikkama	pilinchikkunakama
ablative	pilinchikmanta	pilinchikkunamanta
instrumental	pilinchikwan	pilinchikkunawan
comitative	pilinchiknintin	pilinchikkunantin
abessive	pilinchikninnaq	pilinchikkunannaq
comparative	pilinchikhina	pilinchikkunahina
causative	pilinchikrayku	pilinchikkunarayku
benefactive	pilinchikpaq	pilinchikkunapaq
associative	pilinchikpura	pilinchikkunapura
distributive	pilinchikninka	pilinchikkunanka
exclusive	pilinchiklla	pilinchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	piliyku	piliykukuna
accusative	piliykuta	piliykukunata
dative	piliykuman	piliykukunaman
genitive	piliykupa	piliykukunap
locative	piliykupi	piliykukunapi
terminative	piliykukama	piliykukunakama
ablative	piliykumanta	piliykukunamanta
instrumental	piliykuwan	piliykukunawan
comitative	piliykuntin	piliykukunantin
abessive	piliykunnaq	piliykukunannaq
comparative	piliykuhina	piliykukunahina
causative	piliykurayku	piliykukunarayku
benefactive	piliykupaq	piliykukunapaq
associative	piliykupura	piliykukunapura
distributive	piliykunka	piliykukunanka
exclusive	piliykulla	piliykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	piliykichik	piliykichikkuna
accusative	piliykichikta	piliykichikkunata
dative	piliykichikman	piliykichikkunaman
genitive	piliykichikpa	piliykichikkunap
locative	piliykichikpi	piliykichikkunapi
terminative	piliykichikkama	piliykichikkunakama
ablative	piliykichikmanta	piliykichikkunamanta
instrumental	piliykichikwan	piliykichikkunawan
comitative	piliykichiknintin	piliykichikkunantin
abessive	piliykichikninnaq	piliykichikkunannaq
comparative	piliykichikhina	piliykichikkunahina
causative	piliykichikrayku	piliykichikkunarayku
benefactive	piliykichikpaq	piliykichikkunapaq
associative	piliykichikpura	piliykichikkunapura
distributive	piliykichikninka	piliykichikkunanka
exclusive	piliykichiklla	piliykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	pilinku	pilinkukuna
accusative	pilinkuta	pilinkukunata
dative	pilinkuman	pilinkukunaman
genitive	pilinkupa	pilinkukunap
locative	pilinkupi	pilinkukunapi
terminative	pilinkukama	pilinkukunakama
ablative	pilinkumanta	pilinkukunamanta
instrumental	pilinkuwan	pilinkukunawan
comitative	pilinkuntin	pilinkukunantin
abessive	pilinkunnaq	pilinkukunannaq
comparative	pilinkuhina	pilinkukunahina
causative	pilinkurayku	pilinkukunarayku
benefactive	pilinkupaq	pilinkukunapaq
associative	pilinkupura	pilinkukunapura
distributive	pilinkunka	pilinkukunanka
exclusive	pilinkulla	pilinkukunalla

Romanian

Etymology 1

From pilă +‎ -i.

Verb

a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conj.

1. to file

Conjugation

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

infinitive			a pili
gerund			pilind
past participle			pilit
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	pilesc	pilești	pilește	pilim	piliți	pilesc
	imperfect	pileam	pileai	pilea	pileam	pileați	pileau
	simple perfect	pilii	piliși	pili	pilirăm	pilirăți	piliră
	pluperfect	pilisem	piliseși	pilise	piliserăm	piliserăți	piliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pilesc	să pilești	să pilească	să pilim	să piliți	să pilească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pilește			piliți
	negative		nu pili			nu piliți

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Romani pijel.

Verb

a pili (third-person singular present pilește, past participle pilit) 4th conj.

1. (slang) to get drunk

Conjugation

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

infinitive			a pili
gerund			pilind
past participle			pilit
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	pilesc	pilești	pilește	pilim	piliți	pilesc
	imperfect	pileam	pileai	pilea	pileam	pileați	pileau
	simple perfect	pilii	piliși	pili	pilirăm	pilirăți	piliră
	pluperfect	pilisem	piliseși	pilise	piliserăm	piliserăți	piliseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să pilesc	să pilești	să pilească	să pilim	să piliți	să pilească
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		pilește			piliți
	negative		nu pili			nu piliți

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

pili (Cyrillic spelling пили)

1. third-person singular present of piliti

Swahili

Swahili numbers ^(edit)

	20
[a], [b] ←  1	2	3  →
Cardinal: -wili, pili     Ordinal: -a pili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Numeral

pili

1. two

Usage notes

Used as an abstract value; when the number is being used as an adjective, use -wili.

Coordinate terms

Swahili cardinal numbers from 0 to 99

	—0	—1	—2	—3	—4	—5	—6	—7	—8	—9
0—	sifuri	-moja, mosi	-wili, pili	-tatu	-nne	-tano	sita	saba	-nane	tisa, kenda
1—	kumi	kumi na moja, edashara	kumi na mbili, thenashara	kumi na tatu, thelatashara	kumi na nne, arobatashara	kumi na tano, hamstashara	kumi na sita, sitashara	kumi na saba, sabatashara	kumi na nane, themantashara	kumi na tisa, tisatashara
2—	ishirini	ishirini na moja	ishirini na mbili	ishirini na tatu	ishirini na nne	ishirini na tano	ishirini na sita	ishirini na saba	ishirini na nane	ishirini na tisa
3—	thelathini	thelathini na moja	thelathini na mbili	thelathini na tatu	thelathini na nne	thelathini na tano	thelathini na sita	thelathini na saba	thelathini na nane	thelathini na tisa
4—	arobaini	arobaini na moja	arobaini na mbili	arobaini na tatu	arobaini na nne	arobaini na tano	arobaini na sita	arobaini na saba	arobaini na nane	arobaini na tisa
5—	hamsini	hamsini na moja	hamsini na mbili	hamsini na tatu	hamsini na nne	hamsini na tano	hamsini na sita	hamsini na saba	hamsini na nane	hamsini na tisa
6—	sitini	sitini na moja	sitini na mbili	sitini na tatu	sitini na nne	sitini na tano	sitini na sita	sitini na saba	sitini na nane	sitini na tisa
7—	sabini	sabini na moja	sabini na mbili	sabini na tatu	sabini na nne	sabini na tano	sabini na sita	sabini na saba	sabini na nane	sabini na tisa
8—	themanini	themanini na moja	themanini na mbili	themanini na tatu	themanini na nne	themanini na tano	themanini na sita	themanini na saba	themanini na nane	themanini na tisa
9—	tisini	tisini na moja	tisini na mbili	tisini na tatu	tisini na nne	tisini na tano	tisini na sita	tisini na saba	tisini na nane	tisini na tisa

Adjective

-a pili (invariable)

1. second (number-two)

Tagalog

Etymology 1

From Western Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *pili(h). Compare Hiligaynon pili, Waray-Waray pili, Cebuano pili, Bikol Central pili, Hanunoo pili, Ibanag pili, and Iban empili.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpili/ [ˈpiː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pili (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

1. the pili tree (Canarium ovatum)
2. a pili nut

   Synonyms: basiyad, liputi, pilaway

Etymology 2

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq. Compare Tausug pī' and Malay pilih.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpiliʔ/ [ˈpiː.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iliʔ
• Syllabification: pi‧li

Noun

pilì (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜎᜒ)

1. choice
2. act of choosing

Derived terms

• ipili
• mamili
• mapili
• pagpili
• piliin
• pumili

 

See also

• hirang

 

Anagrams

• Ipil, lipi, ipil

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.li/
• Hyphenation: pi‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Hawaiian pili and Tuvaluan pili.

Verb

pili

1. (intransitive) to be close

Etymology 2

Te pili (2).

From Proto-Polynesian *pili. Cognates include Tuvaluan pili and Samoan pili.

Noun

pili

1. lizard

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English bill.

Noun

pili

1. bill (written note of goods solved)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[3], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 269

Ughele

Noun

pili

1. basket

References

• Benedicte Haraldstad Frostad (2012). The Grammar of Nouns and Verbs in Whitesands, an Oceanic Language of Southern Vanuatu.

Unami

Particle

pili

1. different, other, else

   Ku kàski pili kèku lësii.

   He could not do anything else.

   Në takok ahsën pili linakòt.

   That other rock looks different.

References

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