dili

From English sapodilla.

dili (plural dili dem, quantified dili)

1. sapodilla

dili

1. definite accusative singular of dil
2. third-person singular/plural possessive nominative singular of dil

• di — dialectal, "l"-elision

From an extended, reduplicated form of Proto-Philippine *di. Cognate with Tagalog hindi.

• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): /ˈdiliʔ/ [ˈd̪i.l̪ɪʔ]
• (Standard Cebuano) IPA^(key): (verb) /diˈliʔ/ [d̪ɪˈl̪iʔ]
• (Metro Cebu, Bohol) IPA^(key): /diʔ/ [d̪ɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: di‧li

dilì (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. negates predicates; is not

   Coordinate term: mao

   dili pula ― it's not red

   dili ako, ikaw ― it's not me, but you

2. (with verb in the infinitive) will not

   Coordinate term: wala

   dili siya moadto ― he will not go

3. (+ 2nd person pronoun, + verb) don't ever

   Synonym: ayaw

   dili ka manghilabot ― don't ever meddle with things

4. to not like, want

   dili ko ana ― I don't like that

dili (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. no

   Antonym: oo

dilî (Badlit spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. to prohibit; to forbid

   Gidili ang pagpangihi dinhi ― it is forbidden to urinate here

• IPA^(key): /diˈli/

dili

1. to be cold

• sü

Back-formation from dilinós.

• IPA^(key): [ˈdili]
• Hyphenation: di‧li
• Rhymes: -li

dili (comparative dilibb, superlative legdilibb)

1. (colloquial, dialectal) crazy, cracked, nutty, batty

   Synonym: dilis

dili (countable and uncountable, plural dilik)

1. (colloquial) foolery
2. (colloquial) bug, craze (an enthusiasm for something)

• dili in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2026).

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• IPA^(key): [ˈdili]

díli

1. coral reef

   Intayo bisitaen ti dili. ― Let's go visit the coral reef.

• tangrib – dead coral reef

From Proto-Malayic *diri, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hadiʀi, from Proto-Austronesian *Sadiʀi. Compare Malay diri (“self”), Indonesian diri (“self”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdili/ [ˈdiː.lɪ]
• Hyphenation: di‧li

díli

1. alone; solo; single; self

   Synonyms: lungkut, mu, metung

dili

1. infinitive of dil

dili

1. romanization of 𒀸 (dili)

Borrowed from English deal.

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dili class IX (plural dili class X)

1. deal

Compare Malay diri (“self”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdili/ [ˈd̪iː.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: di‧li

dili (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. sense of judgement; understanding

   Synonyms: pag-unawa, pagkaunawa

2. consciousness

   Synonyms: malay, kamalayan

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈdiliʔ/ [ˈd̪iː.lɪʔ]
• Rhymes: -iliʔ
• Syllabification: di‧li

dilì (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜎᜒ)

1. hardly
2. rarely; seldom
3. (colloquial) not; no (used in certain expressions)

   Synonym: hindi

   Dili na lang ako mag-talk.

   I will not talk anymore.

• “dili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

• IPA^(key): /diˈli/
• Hyphenation: di‧li

dili

1. definite accusative singular of dil
2. third-person singular possessive of dil

dili

1. definite accusative singular of dil

dili

1. accusative singular of dil