hili

== English == === Noun === hili plural of hilus == Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhi.li/ === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *firi (compare with Māori whiri (“to plait, to twist, to weave”), Tahitian firi (“to plait”) and ‘ōfiri (“to wrap around”), Tongan fili and Samoan fili), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN (compare with Malay pilin). ==== Noun ==== hili braid plaiting string ==== Verb ==== hili to braid to plait to turn aside, to wander to deviate, to stray ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Verb ==== hili to strike, to hit to whip (ball games) to bat (volleyball) to spike ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻohili (“causative/simulative”) manawa hili (“at bat”) ʻūhili (“bat”) ==== References ==== === Further reading === hili in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Latin == === Noun === hīlī genitive singular of hīlum == Nias == === Etymology === Possibly related to Old Javanese gili (“island”). === Noun === hili mountain == Swahili == === Adjective === hili ji class(V) inflected form of hii == Tetum == === Etymology === From *pili, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq. Compare Malay pilih. === Verb === hili to pick to choose == Tokelauan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈhi.li] Hyphenation: hi‧li === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *sili. Cognates include Rapa Nui hiri and Samoan sili. ==== Noun ==== hili goodness; greatness ==== Verb ==== hili (stative) to be better E hili ni puhi i lō ni maile. ― Cats are better than dogs. === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== hili (plural tahili) (transitive) to insert between two surfaces === References === R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs