"Li" meaning in Tagalog

See Li in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈli/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈlɪ] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜎᜒ [Baybayin], Dy [alternative], Dee [alternative], Lee [alternative]
Rhymes: -i Etymology: Borrowed from Mandarin 李 (Lǐ), spelled as such under the Mandarin Pinyin system and the Wade-Giles system. See also Hokkien 李 (Lí). Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|cmn|^李}} Borrowed from Mandarin 李 (Lǐ), {{ncog|nan-hbl|李|tr=Lí}} Hokkien 李 (Lí) Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Li (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒ)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Mandarin Wikipedia link: Hanyu Pinyin, Wade-Giles Related terms: Huang, Wu, Wang, Liu
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    },
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      "form": "Dee",
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    },
    {
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  ],
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        "Standard-Tagalog"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-i"
    }
  ],
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}

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