huli

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuli/ [ˈhu.l̪i]

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• IPA^(key): /ˈʔuli/ [ˈʔu.l̪i] (h-dropping)
• Hyphenation: hu‧li

húli (Basahan spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. (formal) because

   Synonyms: ta, dahil

From Proto-Polynesian *fuli (“turn round”) from (compare with Tahitian huri, Maori huri, Samoan fuli, Tongan fuli)^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *buliŋ (“to roll”) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *puliŋ (“to rotate”)^[2][3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈhu.li/

huli

1. (transitive) to turn
2. to reverse
3. to change one's manner or thought
4. to seek, to search, to explore

• ⇒ English: huli-huli chicken

huli

1. search, investigation
2. study

huli

1. Alternative spelling of uili

Old Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Nasalization
huli (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments)	unchanged	nhuli
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic хоулити (xuliti).

a huli (third-person singular present hulește, past participle hulit) 4th conj.

1. to slander
2. (Christianity) to profane, to blaspheme

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *udəhi (“last; come after or behind; late”) with metathesis. Cognate with Ilocano udi, Bikol Central huri, Cebuano ulhi, ulahi, Maranao ori, Malay udi (“back, subsequent”), and Balinese uri (“back; be behind”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈli/ [hʊˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: hu‧li

hulí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. last; final

   Synonyms: katapusan, pangkatapusan, wakas, pangwakas, panghuli, kahuli-hulihan

2. late; tardy

   Synonyms: atrasado, gahol

   Huli ka na sa eskwela!

   You are already late for school!

3. previous; last

   Synonym: nakaraan

   Tingnan mo ang huling labas ng dyaryo.

   Look at previous issue of the newspaper.

4. left behind (as in a race)

hulí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. lateness; tardiness

   Synonyms: atraso, pagkaatraso, kaatrasuhan, pagkahuli

2. person or thing arriving late

   Papasukin ninyo ang huli.

   Let the late (person) enter.

3. back; rear

   Synonyms: hulihan, likod, likuran, puwit, puwitan

   Pumasok ka sa pinto sa huli.

   Enter through the door at the rear.

4. tail; tail-end

   Synonym: buntot

   Inilagay siya sa huli ng pila.

   He was put at the tail of the line.

5. last; final

   Synonyms: wakas, katapusan

hulí (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. last; previously

   Kailan ka huling nagpakonsulta sa doktor?

   When did you last consult the doctor?

2. late; tardily

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhuli/ [ˈhuː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: hu‧li

huli (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. arrest; capture; apprehension

   Synonyms: dakip, pagdakip

2. catching of animals (as with a trap)

   Synonyms: silo, pagsilo

3. catch (from hunting or fishing)

   Synonyms: nadakip, nasilo

   Kamusta ang huli ngayon?

   How was the catch for today?

4. person under arrest

huli (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. caught; arrested; apprehended

   Synonyms: nahuli, hinuli, inaresto, dinakip, (caught in the act) tutop

   huli sa akto

   caught in the act

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhuliʔ/ [ˈhuː.lɪʔ], /huˈliʔ/ [hʊˈliʔ] (adjective)
    • Rhymes: -uliʔ, -iʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈhuliʔ/ [ˈhuː.lɪʔ] (noun)
    • Rhymes: -uliʔ
• Syllabification: hu‧li

hulì or hulî (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. senile; forgetful due to old age

   Synonyms: ulyanin, ulianin, mali-mali

hulì (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜎᜒ)

1. senility; forgetfulness due to old age

   Synonyms: pagkaulianin, kahulian