lipi

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *lipi (compare with Maori ripi (to cut, to slash) and Tongan lipi (blade, flange).[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈli.pi/

Noun

lipi

  1. adze, chisel
  2. any sharp edge or blade
  3. taper
  4. ridge of a mountain

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lipi”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 208
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “lipi.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈlɪpɪ]

Adjective

lipi

  1. wide, broad
  2. loose, baggy
  3. extensive

Derived terms

  • lipini (to widen)
  • lipiringanyi (to become wide)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic лѣпити (lěpiti), from Proto-Slavic *lěpiti, from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (to stick). Compare also Aromanian alãchescu, alichescu.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a lipi (third-person singular present lipește, past participle lipit) 4th conjugation

  1. (transitive) to stick, glue
  2. (reflexive) to stick, adhere

Conjugation

Derived terms

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

lipi (Cyrillic spelling липи)

  1. dative/locative singular of lipa

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈlipiʔ/ [ˈliː.pɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -ipiʔ
  • Syllabification: li‧pi

Noun

lipì (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜉᜒ)

  1. ancestry; family; lineage
    Synonyms: angkan, kanunuan
  2. race
    Synonym: lahi
  3. tribe
    Synonym: tribu

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