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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, hired laborer), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, servant).

Noun

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Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
  2. (figurative) slave
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen
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