balili

See also: Balili

Cebuano

Etymology

From Proto-Bisayan *balidi, from Proto-Central Philippine *balidi, from Proto-Philippine *baliji, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baliji.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlili/ [bɐˈl̪i.l̪ɪ]
  • Hyphenation: ba‧li‧li

Noun

balíli (Badlit spelling ᜊᜎᜒᜎᜒ)

  1. grass; weed
    Synonym: sagbot
  2. hippo grass (Echinochloa stagnina)
  3. common rush (Juncus effusus)

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:balili.

Kankanaey

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baˈlili/ [bʌˈliː.li̞]
    • Rhymes: -ili
  • (Sagada, parts of Sabangan) IPA(key): /baˈriri/ [bʌˈriː.ri̞]
    • Rhymes: -iri
  • Syllabification: ba‧li‧li

Noun

balíli

  1. soft rush (Juncus effusus)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms & variants of balili
Southern / Central
Mt. Province Tadian balili,
(Banaao, Cadad-anan, Cagubatan, Dacudac, Lenga, Pandayan) balolo
Sabangan balili,
(elderly) balili / bariri
Northern / Applai
Mt. Province Sagada balili,
(elderly) balili / bariri,
(Tanulong) ghalili

References

  • Morice Vanoverbergh (1933) “balíli”, in A Dictionary of Lepanto Igorot or Kankanay. As it is spoken at Bauco (Linguistische Anthropos-Bibliothek; XII)‎[1], Mödling bei Wien, St. Gabriel, Österreich: Verlag der Internationalen Zeitschrift „Anthropos“, →OCLC, page 62
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