ibili

Inherited from Proto-Basque *e-biL-i, from the root *-biL-. The "to be" and "to work" senses are semantic loans from Spanish andar (“to walk”).

• IPA^(key): (Navarro-Lapurdian) /ibili/ [i.β̞i.li]
• IPA^(key): (Southern) /ibiʎi/ [i.β̞i.ʎi]

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• Rhymes: -ili
• Rhymes: -iʎi
• Hyphenation: i‧bi‧li

ibili da/du (imperfect participle ibiltzen, future participle ibiliko, short form ibil, verbal noun ibiltze)

1. (da) to move, to be in motion

   Gizon hori azkar dabil. ― That man walks quickly.

   Auto asko dabiltza errepide horretatik. ― There are a lot of cars driving along that route.

   1. to go out with, date

      Atzo Mikel neska batekin zebilen. ― Yesterday, Mikel went out with a girl.

   2. to be (used to express a quality of something)

      Synonym: egon

      Haserre dabil. ― He/she's angry

      Nor dabil hor? ― Who's there

   3. to work, function

      Nire irratia ez dabil ondo. ― My radio doesn't work well.

2. to blow (wind)

   Synonym: jo

3. (du) to travel (a path or route)
4. (du, dated) to use, to utilize

   Synonym: erabili

• While often translated as "to walk", this verb lacks a clear English equivalent as it can be used to express almost any kind of motion. To express movement of a particular kind, it can take an adverb, such as oinez ibili (“to walk”, literally “to move by foot”), txirrinduz ibili (“to ride a bike”, literally “to move by bike”) or igeri ibili (“to swim”).

• “ibili”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “ibili”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

From i- +‎ bili.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔibiˈli/ [ʔɪ.bɪˈli]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: i‧bi‧li

ibilí (complete ibinili, progressive ibinibili, contemplative ibibili, Baybayin spelling ᜁᜊᜒᜎᜒ)

1. to buy something for
2. to use for buying something (of money)