Dili

to prohibit; to forbidverb

Alternative meanings

to prohibit; to forbid; to disallow; to ban; to restrict

Pronunciation

DEE-lee

Root and affixes

The root is dili. As a verb it can mean to prohibit; with gi- it forms gidili, prohibited or forbidden.

Variants or conjugations

dili; gidili; ginadili; did-an; magdili; pagdili

Related words and expressions

permission; illegal; law; limitation; command

Meaning and usage notes

Dili is also the common word for no or not, so context shows whether it works as the verb to prohibit or as negation.