moli

• moale, moali

From Latin mollis, mollem. Compare Romanian moale.

moli

1. soft

• moliciuni

• moyi

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmo.li]

moli

1. inflection of molar (“to mock”):
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈmɔ.li]

moli

1. inflection of molar (“to sharpen (dialectal)”):
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

From Proto-Polynesian *moli (cognate with Samoan moli (“citrus fruit”), Tongan moli (“citrus fruit”), Tok Pisin moli (“lemon”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw by metathesis (cognate with Malay limau (“lemon”)).

moli

1. Generic term for any citrus fruit.

• moli kana, pomelo
• moli karokaro, lemon
• moli jamu, sour orange or Citrus aurantium
• moli unumi, sweet orange or Citrus sinensis

• Gatty, Ronald (2009) “moli”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, pages 173-4
• Elevitch, Craig R., editor (2009), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use, Hōlualua, Hawaiʻi: Permanent Agriculture Resources, →ISBN, page 246

moli

1. mole

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːlɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɔːlɪ

moli m (genitive singular mola, nominative plural molar)

1. fragment, piece, crumb

• mylja (“to grind, to pulverize”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.li/
• Rhymes: -ɔli
• Hyphenation: mò‧li

moli m

1. plural of molo

moli m

1. plural of mole

moli

1. inflection of molare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

• Lomi, Milo, limo, limò, olmi

molī

1. present passive infinitive of molō

mōlī f

1. dative singular of mōlēs

moli

1. superseded spelling of móli

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɔ.li/
• Rhymes: -ɔli
• Syllabification: mo‧li

moli m animal

1. genitive plural of mól

   Synonym: molów

moli m inan

1. genitive plural of mol

moli (Cyrillic spelling моли)

1. inflection of moliti:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

• muli

From Polynesian.

moli

1. lemon

• switmoli
• moliwara

From Proto-Polynesian *moli (cognate with Samoan moli (“citrus fruit”), Fijian moli (“citrus fruit”), Tok Pisin moli (“lemon”)), from Proto-Oceanic *moli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *limaw by metathesis (cognate with Malay limau (“lemon”)).

moli

1. any of a number of citrus fruits, not including lemons and limes

• moli kai, sweet orange
• moli inu, ibid.
• moli lemani, lemon
• moli Tonga, pomelo

• Tyron, Darell (1994) “Oceanic plant names”, in A.K. Pawley and M.D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change, Caberra, Australia: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 490
• Elevitch, Craig R., editor (2009), Traditional Trees of Pacific Islands: Their Culture, Environment, and Use, Hōlualua, Hawaiʻi: Permanent Agriculture Resources, →ISBN, page 246

moli (transitive)

1. to break off a small piece (from something)

From Proto-Brythonic *molọd, from Proto-Celtic *molātor, equivalent to mawl (“praise”) +‎ -i. Cognate with Irish mol (“to praise”).^[1]

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔli/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈmoːli/, /ˈmɔli/

moli (first-person singular present molaf)

1. (transitive) to praise, to extol, to laud, to eulogize

   Synonyms: clodfori, canmol