wili

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Afar

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wiˈli/ [wɪˈlɪ]
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)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwiliʔ/ [ˈwi.l̪iʔ]
Hyphenation: wi‧li

Noun

wilì (Basahan spelling ᜏᜒᜎᜒ)

engrossment; engagement
Synonym: bangkag
jealousy; envy; covetousness
Synonyms: ara, uri, selos

Derived terms

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 Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wirit. Cognates include Maori wiri and Samoan vili.

Verb

wili

to bore, twist, drill, writhe, crank

Noun

wili

drill, wrench
Synonym: hao wili

Derived terms

hao wili (“wrench”)
kāwili
wiliwili
wili makani (“windmill”)
wili nui (“auger”)
wilikī (“engineer”)

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

**Swahili numbers ^(edit)**
	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 (plural only)

Noun class	singular	plural
m-wa class_(I/II)	—	wawili
m-mi class_(III/IV)	—	miwili
ji-ma class_(V/VI)	—	mawili
ki-vi class_(VII/VIII)	—	viwili
n class_(IX/X)	—	mbili
u class_(XI)	—	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
pa class_(XVI)	pawili
ku class_(XVII)	kuwili
mu class_(XVIII)	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

**Yao cardinal numbers**
< 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.