gali

See also: Gali, gālí, galį, and гали

Gamilaraay

gali

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *galing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡali/

Noun

gali

1. water
2. rain
3. tear

Derived terms

• gali baarri
• gali balalaa
• galibaraay
• galingin

 

References

• Austin, Peter. 1993. A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales.
• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

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Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaliʔ/

Verb

gali

1. to lie down

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡali/
• Rhymes: -li, -i
• Hyphenation: ɡa‧li

Etymology 1

From Malay gali, from kali, from Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Verb

gali

1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Conjugation

Conjugation of gali (meng-, transitive)
Root	gali
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Imperative	Jussive
Active	menggali	tergali	digali	gali	galilahlah
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	menggalikan	tergalikan	digalikan	galikan	galikanlah
	Causative
Active	–	–	–	–	–
Locative	–	–	–	–	–
Causative / Applicative1	–	–	–	–	–
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• galian
• penggali
• penggalian

 

Etymology 2

From Dutch galei, from Middle Dutch galeye, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γαλέα (galéa) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”). Cognate of Malay gali, ghali (“galley”).

Noun

gali (first-person possessive galiku, second-person possessive galimu, third-person possessive galinya)

1. (nautical) galley: A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

Etymology 3

Blend of gabungan (“group”) +‎ anak (“child”) +‎ liar (“wild”).

Noun

gali (first-person possessive galiku, second-person possessive galimu, third-person possessive galinya)

1. criminal

   Hyponyms: pencoleng, penodong, perampok

Further reading

• “gali” in Online Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language [Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia Daring], Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Anagrams

• gila
• lagi
• liga

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Italian

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ali

Noun

galî m

1. plural of galio

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Latvian

Noun

gali m

1. nominative plural form of gals
2. vocative plural form of gals

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Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (galì) IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈlʲɪ]
• (gãli) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaːlʲɪ], [ɡalʲ]

Verb

galì

1. second-person singular present of galėti

Verb

gãli

1. third-person singular present of galėti
2. third-person plural present of galėti

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Malay

Alternative forms

• kali

Etymology

From kali, from Proto-Malayic *kali (compare Indonesian gali), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare Fijian keri, Ilocano kali, Maori keri, Sundanese ᮍᮜᮤ (ngali), Tongan keli), from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡali/
• Rhymes: -ali, -li, -i

• Audio (MY)

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Verb

gali (used in the form menggali)

1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

Synonyms

• korek

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

gali

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of galen
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of galen

Verb

gali

1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of gala and gale

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Old Norse

Verb

gali

1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive of gala

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: ga‧li

Noun

gali f

1. inflection of gala:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡalʲ]

Noun

gali m

1. indefinite plural of gal

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

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Adjective

gali (invariable)

1. Alternative form of ghali

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈŋa.li/
• Hyphenation: ga‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nani and Maori ngari.

Verb

gali (plural gagali)

1. (stative) to be pretty, beautiful

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nali and Samoan gali.

Verb

gali (plural tagali)

1. (intransitive) to gnaw
2. (transitive) to eat by gnawing

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 136

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Vietnamese

Chemical element
Ga
Previous: kẽm (Zn)
Next: gemani (Ge)

Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin gallium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˧˧ li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic: ga li

Noun

gali

1. gallium