Kuli
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kuli"
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”).
Noun edit
Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)
- coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
- (figurative) slave
Declension edit
Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)
- (colloquial) Clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen
Declension edit
Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]
Further reading edit
- “Kuli” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Kuli (Schreibwerkzeug, Stift)” in Duden online
- “Kuli (Tageloehner, Arbeiter)” in Duden online