English

Noun

pili

1. plural of pilus

Etymology 2

Pili nuts

Borrowing from Filipino.

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.

Czech

Pronunciation

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

Verb

pili

1. masculine animate plural past participle of pít

Finnish

Noun

pili

1. (childish) A pee-pee.

Declension

Synonyms

• pippeli

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian compare pilih.

Verb

pili ‎(used in the form pilien)

1. To choose

Latin

Noun

pilī

1. nominative plural of pilus
2. genitive singular of pilus
3. vocative plural of pilus

Latvian

Noun

pili f

1. accusative singular form of pils
2. instrumental singular form of pils

Noun

pili f

1. accusative singular form of pile
2. instrumental singular form of pile

Verb

pili

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of pilēt
2. 2nd person singular imperative form of pilēt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲilʲi/

Participle

pili

1. plural of pił

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpilɐ/

Noun

pili m

1. plural of pelo

Polish

Pronunciation

Verb

pili

1. third-person plural personal masculine past of pić

Quechua

Noun

pili

1. duck

Swahili

Numeral

pili

1. (cardinal) two

Usage notes

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

Tagalog

Verb

pili ‎(used in the form piliin)

1. to choose