Urdu

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit केलि (keli).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کیلِی (kelif (Hindi spelling केलि) (rare)

  1. play, sport
  2. amorous sport, sexual intercourse
  3. pastime, amusement

Declension

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Declension of کیلی
singular plural
direct کیلِی (keli) کیلِیاں (keliyā̃)
oblique کیلِی (keli) کیلِیوں (keliyō̃)
vocative کیلِی (keli) کیلِیو (keliyō)

References

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  • Platts, John T. (1884) “keli”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.