English edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis. Doublet of kris.

Noun edit

kalis

  1. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

Anagrams edit

Cebuano edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalis/, [ˈka.l̪ɪs̪]

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun edit

kalis

  1. chalice

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Malay keris (kris).

Noun edit

kalis

  1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3 edit

Unknown.

Noun edit

kalis

  1. screed

Verb edit

kalis

  1. to level off

Hiligaynon edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun edit

kalis

  1. chalice

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Malay keris (kris).

Noun edit

kalis

  1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3 edit

Unknown.

Verb edit

kalís

  1. to even out, especially in measuring out grain

References edit

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary[1] (in Hiligaynon and English), page 210

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Malay kalis, from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, pure, unmixed; clear; sincere, true).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lɪs/
  • Rhymes: -lɪs
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Adjective edit

kalis

  1. clean, pure
    Synonyms: bersih, murni, suci
  2. shiny
  3. (rare) resistant
    Synonym: tahan
  4. (rare) tight
    Synonym: kedap
  5. elastic

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

Latvian edit

Participle edit

kalis (invariable)

  1. indefinite past active participle of kalt

Declension edit

Verb edit

kalis

  1. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of kalt
  2. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of kalt

Lithuanian edit

Noun edit

kalis m

  1. potassium

Old Prussian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (big fish). Cognate of Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun edit

kalis m

  1. sheatfish

Tagalog edit

Pronunciation edit

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalis/, [ˈka.lɪs]

Etymology 1 edit

Either from Malay keris, or Old Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris).

Noun edit

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. kalis, a martial art weapon or a sword derived from the kris
  2. kris
  3. (archaic) sword
Alternative forms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz.

Noun edit

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. chalice
  2. (botany) calyx
    Synonym: takupis

Further reading edit

  • kalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018