hili

hili

1. plural of hilus

• IPA^(key): /ˈhi.li/

From Proto-Polynesian *firi (compare with Maori whiri (“to plait, to twist, to weave”), Tahitian firi (“to plait”) and ‘ōfiri (“to wrap around”), Tongan fili and Samoan fili),^[1][2] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliN (compare with Malay pilin).^[3]

hili

1. braid
2. plaiting

   Ka hili ʻana i ka lauoho.

   The plaiting of the hair.

3. string

hili

1. to braid
2. to plait
3. to turn aside, to wander
4. to deviate, to stray

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

hili

1. to strike, to hit, to bat
2. to whip

hīlī

1. genitive singular of hīlum

hili

1. mountain

hili

1. Ji class inflected form of hii.

From *pili, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *piliq. Compare Malay pilih.

hili

1. to pick
2. to choose

• IPA^(key): [ˈhi.li]
• Hyphenation: hi‧li

From Proto-Polynesian *sili. Cognates include Rapa Nui hiri and Samoan sili.

hili

1. goodness; greatness

hili

1. (stative) to be better

   E hili ni puhi i lō ni maile. ― Cats are better than dogs.

hili (plural tahili)

1. (transitive) to insert between two surfaces

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs