Ali

English: (adjective) quiet, of a place; deserted; lonely

Bahasa Malaysia: sunyi, sepi


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Examples


Ngudeh iko ali-ali?
Why have you been so quiet (i.e. You haven't been around for some time)


Related to Ali


ali': accumulated dirt on the skin (e.g. behind the ears), or on clothing

ali-ali: quiet, not around

alid: valley, steep slope

alih 1: pregnancy

alih 2: taboo

aling: late

aling-aling: habitually late

balih: a lie, lying, deceitful, untruthful

baliw 1: change form, metamorphose, as a caterpillar into a butterfly; hatch, as an egg

baliw 2: to warp

bengalih: fangs, tusks

dalid: ear

galih: strong

lalid: ear

laling: late

lalit: a long time

malid: blowing away chaff by dropping paddy from a height

malid (m-alid): to slope steeply

malid (ng-palid): to blow away

malih : 1) pregnant (coarse term which implies child will be not be legitimate); 2) to be taboo

malih (ng-balih): to lie, to be deceitful

malin: very secret, well-hidden

maliw: cause, turn into

ngali'o: careful

ngalih (ng-alih): to impregnate (out of wedlock)

pali': heal

palid: 1) to fly due to wind; 2) blown away, as papers in the wind

pelaliweh: type of bird, swifts and swallows

talip: tight, watertight