wili
Afar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wiˈli/
- Hyphenation: wi‧li
Determiner
wilí
- (Northern Afar) a certain; some
- Synonym: (Southern Afar) ulí
References
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Bikol Central
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: wi‧li
- IPA(key): /ˈwiliʔ/
Noun
wilì
- engrossment; engagement
- Synonym: bangkag
- jealousy; envy; covetousness
- Synonyms: ara, uri, selos
Derived terms
- makawili
- mawili
- mawilian
Gothic
Romanization
wili
- Romanization of 𐍅𐌹𐌻𐌹
Hausa
Etymology
From English wheel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wíː.lìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [wíː.lìː]
Noun
wīlī̀ m (plural wīlōlī or wīlunā̀ or wīlukā̀, possessed form wīlìn)
- wheel
Hawaiian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *wili from Proto-Eastern Polynesian ultimately from from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wirit. Cognates include Maori wiri and Samoan vili.
Verb
wili
- to bore, twist, drill, writhe, crank
Noun
wili
- drill, wrench
Derived terms
- wiliwili
Mapudungun
Noun
wili (Raguileo spelling)
- (anatomy) nail
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Old High German
Verb
wili
- second/third-person singular present indicative of wellen
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvi.li/
- Rhymes: -ili
- Syllabification: wi‧li
Verb
wili
- third-person plural virile past of wić
Sambali
Adjective
wilí
- left (direction)
Swahili
| 20 | ||
| [a], [b] ← 1 | 2 | 3 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: -wili, pili Ordinal: -a pili | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́.
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Numeral
-wili (declinable)
- two
Usage notes
Used as an adjective; when the number is being used as an abstract value, use pili.
Inflection
Inflected forms of -wili
| Noun class | plural only |
|---|---|
| M-wa class | wawili |
| M-mi class | miwili |
| Ma class | mawili |
| Ki-vi class | viwili |
| N class | mbili |
| U class | mbili |
| Pa class | pawili |
| Ku class | kuwili |
| Mu class | muwili |
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 |
Yao
| < 1 | 2 | 3 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : wili | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bàdɪ́. Cognates include Swahili wili.
Numeral
wili
- two
Usage notes
This number follows a noun and takes the noun class characteristic prefix, e.g. mabweta gawili (two boxes). See the Yao language article on Wikipedia for details on noun class prefixes.