The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*CaliS rope, cord, twine, string

PAN CaliS rope, cord, twine, string ⇫

Form.
Pazeh saris rope, cord, string; bowstring
Kanakanabu talísi rope
Tsou tresi rope
Siraya tarix rope
Rukai cálisi rope
Puyuma Tali line of the gardener (used to measure garden plots)
Paiwan tsalis a hemp cord

PMP talih rope, cord, twine, string ⇫

WMP
Isneg talí rope, cable
Bontok talí rope
Ifugaw talí rope, cable, anything that serves to bind, attach, wind, etc.' (said to be from )
Kankanaey talí cord; rope; line
Ilokano talí rope, cable, cord
Kapampangan talíʔ tie, bind
Jarai teley rope, string
Rhade kley rope
Subanen/Subanun tali rope
Subanon tali rope
Maranao tali rope, cord, string, twine
tali-aʔ rope-making machine
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) tali a small rope
Bonggi tali rope
Tiruray taley rope, string; to wrap and tie
Blaan tali rope
Bilaan (Sarangani) tali rope
Kadazan Dusun tahi rope
Murut (Timugon) tali rope
Belait talay rope
Bisaya tali rope
Kiput talay rope
Berawan (Long Terawan) talleh rope
Acehnese taloe rope, line, string, cord
Bintulu taləy rope
Kenyah (Long Anap) tali rope
Abai Sembuak tali rope
Kenyah tali cord, rope
tali rope
Kejaman taləy rope
Lahanan taləy rope
Kayan (Uma Juman) taliʔ rope, string
Melanau Dalat tələy rope
Melanau Dalat (Kampung Teh) tələy rope
Simalur tali binding, rope, cord, string
Toba Batak tali rope, cable, thread, string, twine
Karo Batak tali rope
Iban tali rope, cord, string, line; is made from bark, palm fiber, etc. by laying the fibers together and rolling with palm on thigh or other handy surface
Malay akar tali climbers, Gnetum spp.
tali rope; cord; string; line; anything of cord-like appearance, including (i) ropes, strings and cords of different materials, (ii) articles of clothing suggesting cords (bandolier, girdle, etc.), (iii) harness-straps, (iv) ropes in ship's rigging, (v) miscellaneous cords and ropes (for woman in labor, spinning top, fishing line, cat's cradle, tendon below tongue, viscera, dried banana strips, navel cord, carpenter's line)
tali puteri a plant, Cassytha filiformis, the basis of a Malay hairwash
Singhi Land Dayak taris string, rope
Tonsea tadi rope
Maloh tali rope, cord
Tontemboan tali net used to catch wild pigs
Tonsawang tali rope, string
Nias tali rope, cord, string
Gorontalo tali string, cord, rope
Kayan taliʔ rope, string
Tunjung tali rope
Mentawai tali rope, string, cord
Ngaju Dayak tali generic for any type of rope, twine or cordage
Bare'e tali headcloth, headband
Uma tali head band
Taboyan tali rope
Paku tadi rope
Ma'anyan tadi rope
Tae' tali-i put on a headband
tali headband used to hold the hair in place
Murik taliʔ string, cord, rope
Wolio tali string
Makassarese tali (in combination forms) cord, string
Lampung tali rope
Sundanese tali band, cord, rope, line, and in general anything that can be used to tie; also the cordage of a ship
Madurese tale rope
a-tale tied with rope
Old Javanese tali rope, cord, string; bond, tie
Javanese tali string, rope
Balinese tali string, cord, rope; one thousand (primarily a cord with 1000 strung on it, but used in Low Balinese for 1000)
Sasak tali rope
tali-n ambet slender cord around the abdomen (worn as an amulet)
Malagasy voa-tádi made into cord
tádi cord, rope
tadí-na twisted into a cord or rope; bind with cords
CMP
Geser tali rope
Watubela tali rope
Ujir tel rope
Roma tali rope
Tugun tali string, rope
Yamdena tali rope
Kisar kali rope, cord
Luang tali rope
Leti lare tal-li rope of a sail
tali rope
Adonara tale rope
Rembong tali rope (for a horse)
Manggarai tali rope, cord (as of rattan)
Bimanese tari rope (for bit or bridle of horse)
Galoli tali-n rope
Komodo tali cord, rope
Sika tali rope
tali-ŋ fibrous, of wood and tubers
ai tali talisman worn around the neck
Ngadha tali large rope, cord
Tetun tali-k of or like rope; to coil around or entwine
tali-n rope, cord, string; yoked together, paired
tali rope, cord, string
Atoni tani rope
Hawu dari rope (sometimes made from the midrib of the lontar palm)
Rotinese tali rope (different types are distinguished by the material from which they are made)
Dhao/Ndao dari rope
Wetan tali rope

POC tali₁ rope, string, cord ⇫

OC
Ulithian tale length of rope
Yapese tael rope; string; twist tobacco
Woleaian tal rope, line, be tangled up with ropes
Chuukese sään rope, coil of rope, heavy duty sennit
Pohnpeian sal gather rope, haul in a line
sahl rope, cord, line, string
Nukuoro dali fibers of the coconut leaf rachi
Seimat tal string, rope
Nauna təl string, rope
Penchal rīl string, rope
Lou tel string, rope
Gedaged tali to bend (straight or round)
Gitua tal to coil, put around
Varisi tali rope
Eddystone/Mandegusu tali fishing line
Lau ali twine round, encircle; surround; coil a rope, wind a line; coil up like a dog; curled, tangled, of hair; make a loop, bend string or rope; strand of a rope
Kwaio ali plait
Nggela tali rope
Nggeri tai rope
Sa'a äli lie curled up as a dog or a snake
Motu tai a tree the inner bark of which is used for rope-making (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
Arosi ari to plait; rope; wind up, make a noose; lie curled up (dog or snake)
Tawala tali rope to hold pig net up
Anuta tari sennit cord used for lashing canoes
Rennellese -tagi sennit noose for snaring sharks
Mota tali rope, cord, made of plaited or twisted lines
Malmariv tali- guts
Lonwolwol tEl rope
Avava a-tal rope, string
Bonkovia teli rope
Fijian dali kind of pandanus from which ropes are made: Agave sisalana Amaryllidaceae; hence in common use, a rope. In Kadavu also a species of vine
Maori tari a mode of plaiting with several strands; noose for catching birds, etc; ensnare
Namakir na-tal rope
Nakanamanga na-tali rope

PMP ta-talih cordage (?) ⇫

WMP
Sangir ta-taḷi carpenter's rope used to snap down to make a line
Ngaju Dayak ta-tali like a rope, i.e. long and slender
Sundanese ta-tali ropes, cordage
Old Javanese ta-tali rope, band, girdle
CMP
Rotinese ta-tali to make rope by rolling fibers together on a flat surface, esp. the thigh

PWMP talih-an mooring place, place where a boat is tied ⇫

WMP
Ilokano tali-án to rope, to bind, tie or fasten with a rope or cord; connect or fasten together with a rope; to clench, grip, clutch, hold or grasp firmly (clinching); to entwist, entwine, twist or wreath around (snakes)
Toba Batak tali-an an alloted piece of land
Ngaju Dayak tali-an place where a boat is moored
Makassarese tali-tali-aŋ moor a large boat by tying in various places (as at prow and stern), esp. during the west monsoon; fig. restrain a furious person from every side
Sundanese nali-an to tie, bind
Old Javanese taly-an bound

PWMP talih-en to be manufactured, of string or rope ⇫

WMP
Ilokano tali-én to braid, twist into a rope
Kadazan Dusun tohiz-on be made into string
Javanese tali-n act or way of tying; a tied bundle, esp. of harvested rice

PAN C<in>aliS was made into rope; what was made into rope ⇫

Form.
Saisiyat S-in-aLiS rope, cord

PMP t<in>alih was made into rope; what was made into rope ⇫

WMP
Ilokano t-in-alí rope consisting of two or more strands, for instance, a plain-laid rope, etc.
Sangir pa-poroŋ t-in-ali twisted headcloth worn by men
Karo Batak t-in-ali rope
Nias s-in-ali rope, string, line
Old Javanese t-in-ali gajah with garlands hung crosswise?
t-in-ali tali made into a string, in continuous succession
Malagasy t-in-adi was made into rope by twisting

PAN C<um>aliS to tie with rope, fasten with rope ⇫

Form.
Saisiyat S-om-aLiS to fasten, tie
Puyuma T-em-ali prepare a field (by measuring off)
Paiwan ts-m-alis to manufacture hemp cord

PMP t<um>alih to twist into rope (?) ⇫

WMP
Ilokano t-um-alí to rope, be formed into rope, twist in the shape of a rope, draw out or extend into a filament or thread
Malay tali t-em-ali cordage generally
Old Javanese t-um-alī to tie, bind, string

PWMP ma-nalih make a rope or string, make something into rope or string ⇫

WMP
Kadazan Dusun ma-nahi to make string
Sangir ma-nali work with a measuring line, make a line by using a string that has been dipped in paint or coated with charcoal and snapping it down against the wood being marked (carpenter's term)
Toba Batak ma-nali to bind or tie
Iban nali twist into rope, prepare fibre for rope; continue the line, inherit and share of property
Nias ma-nali make something into a rope
Ngaju Dayak ma-nali make a string or rope, as for attaching a fishhook
Javanese nali tie for someone; tie something
Malagasy ma-nadi to twist, make a rope by twisting; bind with cords

PWMP pa-nalih material used to make rope ⇫

WMP
Kapampangan pa-nalíʔ something to tie with
Malay p-en-ali tying material
Ngaju Dayak pa-nali what is often used to make rope

PWMP pa-talih twine together, as strands of rope ⇫

WMP
Acehnese peu-taloe tie with a rope or string
Karo Batak pe-tali to copulate, of snakes
Nias fa-tali twist around one another

PWMP talih pusej umbilicus, navel cord ⇫

WMP
Acehnese talòë pusat navel string
Malay tali pusat umbilicus, navel cord
Malagasy tadi-m poítra the navel string