ili

See also: Ili, ílį́, iḻi, -ili, and ili-

Balantak

Verb

ili

(transitive) to buy

References

Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – ili. SIL International.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: i‧li

Noun

ili

a cliff; a precipice

Esperanto

Etymology

From French ils or Latin illī, plus the i of personal pronouns.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈili]
Audio:
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Rhymes: -ili
Hyphenation: i‧li

Pronoun

ili (third person plural, accusative ilin, possessive ilia)

they; them

Derived terms

iŝi

Ido

Etymology

ilu (“he, him”) +‎ -i (“-s; plural”)

Pronoun

ili pl

they, them (masculine)

Related terms

li (“they, them”)
eli (“they, them”) (feminine)
oli (“they, them”) (neuter)

Ilocano

Noun

ili

village
town

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈi.li/
Rhymes: -ili
Hyphenation: ì‧li

Noun

ili

plural of ilo

Noun

ili m

plural of ilio

Kabyle

Verb

ili (intensive aorist yettili, aorist yili, preterite yella, negative preterite yelli)

(copula) to be
Ur yettili wergaz d izem, ulamma tella yemma-s d tasedda.
A man is not a lion, even if his mother was a lioness. (a proverb)
Adlis-nni yella s tefrensist.
The book was in French.
(auxiliary) to be (forms progressive constructions)
Lliɣ ttɛummeɣ.
I was swimming.
Ad tiliḍ ttetteḍ kra.
You'll be eating something.
to exist

Usage notes

The predicate noun phrase of this verb is often preceded by the copular predicative particle d. In fact, this verb can be omitted and the copular predication can be facilitated by d alone.
As a progressive auxiliary, ili is conjugated in the preterite (past progressive) or aorist (future progressive). The modified verb is in the intensive aorist and agrees with the same subject as the copula.

Kamang

Noun

ili

water
ili nung
(multiple individual) waters (e.g. in separate pails)

References

Marian Klamer, The Alor-Pantar languages: History and Typology (2014, →ISBN

Kambera

Verb

ili

(intransitive) to be clean
(intransitive) to be clear

Derived terms

paili

References

Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 179

Karao

Noun

ili

community where people live
home country

Latin

Noun

īlī

dative/ablative singular of īle

Lubuagan Kalinga

Noun

ili

town; barrio
country; nation

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ili f

(non-standard since 2012) definite singular of il

Old Javanese

Verb

ili

to flow

Sakizaya

Noun

ili

Beaufortia leveretti (a kind of ray-finned fish)

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *il (“front side”). Cognate with Yakut илин (ilin, “front (side)”). Related to Turkish ileri and ilk.

Pronunciation

(Chahandusi, Qingshui, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [ili]
(Qingshui, Baizhuang, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [iːli]
(Daowei, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [illi]
(Jiezi, Gaizi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [eli]
(Chahandusi, Xunhua, Qinghai) IPA^(key): [ele]
(Ili, Yining, Xinjiang) IPA^(key): [ilæ]

Adverb

ili

front (side)
before

Derived terms

iliden (“from the beginning”), ileden
iligi, ilegi

References

Tenishev, Edhem (1976), “ili, i:li, ele, eli, illi”, in Stroj salárskovo jazyká [Grammar of Salar], Moscow, page 337
马伟 (Ma Wei), 朝克 (Chao Ke) (2016), “ili”, 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 261, 299
Yakup, Abdurishid (2002), “ilɛ-dɛn”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon, Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, page 118
林 (Lin), 莲云 (Lianyun) (1985), “ili, ili jɑnɘ”, in 撒拉语简志 [A Brief History of Salar], Beijing: 民族出版社: 琴書店, OCLC 17467570, page 118

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From i + li.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /îli/

Conjunction

ȉli (Cyrillic spelling и̏ли)

or
either
otherwise, or else

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Conjunction

ili

in order that

Yami

Noun

ili

village; town