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See also: millî, milli-, and mil·li-

Azerbaijani

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, millət (nation) + -i.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: mil‧li

Adjective

milli (comparative daha milli, superlative ən milli)

  1. national
    • 2004, Məmməd Qocayev, “Cinayət və onun cəzası [The crime and its punishment (foreword)]”, in Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Cinayət və cəza [Crime and Punishment], Baku: Öndər Nəşriyyət, translation of original (overall work in Russian), page 4:
      Fyodor Mixayloviç Dostoyevksinin "Cinayət və cəza" romanı XIX əsrin 60-cı illərində (1866) meydana gəlmişdir rus milli, mədəni, ictimai tarixinin mürəkkəb dövrlərindən birini əks etdirir.
      Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky's novel "Crime and Punishment" appeared in the 60s of the XIX century (1866) and reflects one of the most complex periods of Russian national, cultural and social history.

Further reading

  • milli” in Obastan.com.
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Central Nahuatl

Noun

milli

  1. Cultivated field; milpa.

Derived terms

Classical Nahuatl

Pronunciation

Noun

mīlli

  1. Cultivated field; milpa.

Inflection

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Central Nahuatl: milli
  • Mecayapan Nahuatl: mi̱jli
  • Tetelcingo Nahuatl: mili̱

References

  • Andrews, J. Richard (2003), Workbook for Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, rev. ed. edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, page 237
  • Brewer, Forrest; Jean G. Brewer (1962), Vocabulario mexicano de Telecingo, Morelos: castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano, México: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 65, 142
  • Karttunen, Frances (1983), An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 147
  • Lockhart, James (2001), Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 225
  • Wolgemuth, Carl et al. (2002), Diccionario náhuatl de los municipios de Mecayapan y Tatahuicapan de Juárez, Veracruz, 2nd electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 83, 221, 246

Eastern Huasteca Nahuatl

Etymology

Cognate to Classical Nahuatl milli

Noun

milli

  1. Cultivated field; milpa.

Derived terms

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmilːi/, [ˈmilːi]
  • Rhymes: -ilːi
  • Syllabification(key): mil‧li
  • Hyphenation(key): mil‧li

Etymology 1

    Clipping of millimetri.

    Noun

    milli (colloquial)

    1. millimetre/millimeter
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    Derived terms
    compounds

    Etymology 2

      Clipping of millioni, old form of miljoona.

      Noun

      milli (colloquial)

      1. million (chiefly of money)
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      Icelandic

      Etymology 1

      From Old Norse *miðli, from a formation related to Proto-Germanic *midlą (middle).

      Pronunciation

      Preposition

      milli

      1. between [with genitive]
        • Genesis 1-3 (English, Icelandic)
          Guð sagði: „Verði festing milli vatnanna, og hún greini vötn frá vötnum.“
          And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
      Derived terms

      Adverb

      milli

      1. Used in set phrases
      Derived terms
      • á milli (between)
      • mega á milli sjá, mega ekki á milli sjá
      • fara á milli (to go from one place to another)

      Etymology 2

      Clipping of milljónamæringur.

      Pronunciation

      Noun

      milli m (genitive singular milla, nominative plural millar)

      1. (slang) millionaire
        Synonym: milljónamæringur
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      Latin

      Noun

      mīllī

      1. (rare) ablative singular of mīlle

      Maltese

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmɪl.lɪ/
      • Rhymes: -ɪllɪ

      Conjunction

      milli

      1. contraction of minn + li, literally from what/that

      Sicilian

      Sicilian cardinal numbers
      1000
          Cardinal : milli
          Ordinal : millìsimu

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      Inherited from Latin mīlle.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /ˈmil.li/, [ˈmil.lɪ]
      • Hyphenation: mìl‧li

      Numeral

      milli

      1. thousand

      References

      Turkish

      Adjective

      milli

      1. alternative spelling of millî

      Turkmen

      Etymology

      Borrowed from Arabic مِلِّيّ (milliyy). By surface analysis, millet (nation) + -i.

      Pronunciation

      • Hyphenation: mil‧li

      Adjective

      milli (comparative ?, superlative milli)

      1. national

      Further reading

      • milli” in Enedilim.com
      • milli” in Webonary.org

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