Wiktionary

kal

See also: kaļ, kał, kál, kål, ką̊l, käl-, -kal, -kál, -kal-, and кал

TranslingualEdit

SymbolEdit

kal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Greenlandic.

AcholiEdit

NounEdit

kál

  1. millet

AssangoriEdit

NounEdit

kal

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

Atong (India)Edit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kal (Bengali script কাল)

  1. horn (traditional instrument)

ReferencesEdit

AzerbaijaniEdit

Other scripts
Cyrillic кал
Perso-Arabic کال‎

EtymologyEdit

From Persian کال‎.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [cɑɫ]
  • Audio(file)

AdjectiveEdit

kal (comparative daha kal, superlative ən kal)

  1. unripe
    Synonyms: dəyməmiş, yetişməmiş, göy
  2. dull, stupid
    Synonyms: key, küt, kütbeyin, gecanlayan, tupoy
  3. (of voice) hoarse
    Synonyms: tutqun, boğunuq
  4. only used in yuxudan kal durmaq tired, half asleep, sleep-deprived
    Yuxudan kal durmuşam. ― I woke up tired, I didn't get enough sleep.

Further readingEdit

  • “kal” in Obastan.com.

Central NahuatlEdit

NounEdit

kal

  1. house.

CornishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Variant of kalgh

PronunciationEdit

IPA(key): /kal/

NounEdit

kal f (plural kalghyow)

  1. (anatomy) penis

CzechEdit

 
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PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ.

NounEdit

kal m inan

  1. dregs (suspended sediment or other particles in a liquid)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kal (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kal kaly
genitive kalu kalů
dative kalu kalům
accusative kal kaly
vocative kale kaly
locative kalu kalech
instrumental kalem kaly

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalit

Further readingEdit

  • kal in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kal in Internetová jazyková příručka

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

kal

  1. first-person singular present indicative of kallen
  2. imperative of kallen

AnagramsEdit

Guinea-Bissau CreoleEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese qual.

PronounEdit

kal

  1. what

IcelandicEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kal n (genitive singular kals, no plural)

  1. frostbite

DeclensionEdit

declension of kal
n-s singular
indefinite definite
nominative kal kalið
accusative kal kalið
dative kali kalinu
genitive kals kalsins

Derived termsEdit

AnagramsEdit

KabuverdianuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese qual.

PronounEdit

kal

  1. which

KholosiEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (kalla)), from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya).

AdverbEdit

kal

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: sabô

ReferencesEdit

  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran‎[1], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

KristangEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese qual.

PronunciationEdit

PronounEdit

kal

  1. (interrogative) what; which[1]
  2. (relative) which[2]

ReferencesEdit

  • Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University
  1. ^ Prištic, p. 27
  2. ^ Prištic, p. 27

LadinoEdit

 
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EtymologyEdit

From Hebrew קָהָל‎ (qahál, “community”).

NounEdit

kal m (Latin spelling)

  1. (Judaism) synagogue
  2. community

Further readingEdit

  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “caħal”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “kal”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 261
  • Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000), “kal”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 205
  • Recuero, Pascual (1977), “kal”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN, page 76

LatvianEdit

VerbEdit

kal

  1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of kalt
  2. 2nd person singular imperative form of kalt

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle High German and Old High German *kald, northern variant of kalt.

Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, West Frisian kâld.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kal (masculine kalen, neuter kaalt, comparative méi kal, superlative am keelsten)

  1. cold

DeclensionEdit

declension of kal
number and gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative hien ass kal si ass kal et ass kal si si(nn) kal
nominative /
accusative 		attributive and/or after determiner kalen kal kaalt kal
independent without determiner kales kaler
dative after any declined word kalen kaler kalen kalen
as first declined word kalem kalem

AntonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Northern KurdishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Related to Arabic كَهْل‎ (kahl, “elderly”).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kal (Arabic spelling کال‎)

  1. (of people) old
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kokin, mezin, navsera, pîr, sere
Derived termsEdit

NounEdit

kal m (Arabic spelling کال‎)

  1. old man
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kalik, kokin
DeclensionEdit
Declension of kal
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative kal kal
Construct kalê kalên
Oblique kalî kalan
Demonstrative oblique wî kalî wan kalan
Vocative kalo kalino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative kalek kalin
Construct kalekî kaline
Oblique kalekî kalinan

Etymology 2Edit

Perhaps related to Persian کال‎ (kâl, “year”).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kal (Arabic spelling کال‎)

  1. (of melons or corn) unripe, green
    Synonyms: xam, xang
Derived termsEdit

NounEdit

kal m (Arabic spelling کال‎)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: kalik, şiftî, zebeş
  2. melon
    Synonym: gindor

ReferencesEdit

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “kal”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 413

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *kalъ, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂los (“dark”), whence also Latin cālīgō (“darkness, gloom”) and Sanskrit काल (kāla, “black”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kȃl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑л)

  1. mud

DeclensionEdit

Declension of kal
singular plural
nominative kal kali
genitive kala kala
dative kalu kalima
accusative kal kale
vocative kalu kali
locative kalu kalima
instrumental kalem kalima

SynonymsEdit

South EfateEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

kal

  1. digging stick

SumerianEdit

RomanizationEdit

kal

  1. Romanization of 𒆗 (kal)

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From or related to Old Norse *kǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“bare, bald”).

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

kal

  1. (about trees, plants or surroundings) bare; without leaves, trees, hair, growth etc.
    En kal grotta.
    A cave with nothing more than the stone walls, no moss or vines etc.
    Ett kalt träd.
    A tree with no leaves, just all bare.

InflectionEdit

Inflection of kal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kal kalare kalast
Neuter singular kalt kalare kalast
Plural kala kalare kalast
Masculine plural3 kale kalare kalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kale kalare kalaste
All kala kalare kalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

Tama (Chad)Edit

NounEdit

kal

  1. water

ReferencesEdit

Tedim ChinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la. Cognates include Khumi Chin ämäkei, Mizo kal and Zou kel.

NounEdit

kal

  1. kidney

ReferencesEdit

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

TurkishEdit

VerbEdit

kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalmak

Wik-MungkanEdit

NounEdit

kal

  1. rat

ZouEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

kal

  1. (intransitive) to increase

ReferencesEdit

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44
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