kasili

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasuli. Compare Gorontalo otili.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧si‧li
• IPA^(key): /kaˈsili/, [kaˈsi.l̪i]

Noun

kasili

1. eel

See also

• burirawan

 

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧si‧li
• IPA^(key): /kaˈsili/, [kɐˈs̪i.l̪ɪ]

Noun

kasili

1. the Oriental darter or Indian darter (Anhinga melanogaster); a water bird of tropical South Asia and Southeast Asia
2. the giant mottled eel (Anhinga marmorata); a species of tropical anguillid eel that is found in the Indo-Pacific and adjacent freshwater habitats

Higaonon

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kasuli.

Noun

kasili

1. eel

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *kasili (“kind of water bird, the Oriental darter: Anhinga melanogaster”). Compare Ilocano kasili and Cebuano kasili.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈsili/ [kɐˈsi.lɪ]
• Rhymes: -ili
• Syllabification: ka‧si‧li

Noun

kasili (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜐᜒᜎᜒ)

1. cormorant
2. Oriental darter (Anhinga melanogaster)

Further reading

• “kasili”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kasili”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Waray-Waray

Noun

kasili

1. water snake

Waskia

Noun

kasili

1. snake

References

• Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages