kali
EnglishEdit
Etymology 1Edit
Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali (uncountable)
- The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali).
- 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Volume 2
- But the kali is principally regarded, on account of its yielding copiously, when burnt, the fixed alkaline salt called soda […]
- 1765, Temple H. Croker, Thomas Williams, Samuel Clarke, The Complete Dictionary of Arts and Sciences: Volume 2
- Alkali, particularly soda ash or potash.
Etymology 2Edit
Uncertain; see arnis#Name at Wikipedia for more.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali (uncountable)
- Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art.
Etymology 3Edit
Uncertain; possibly a reference to the appearance of soda ash produced by burning kali (Etymology 1).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali (uncountable)
- A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals.
- 1928, Kenrayne (pseudonym), “Toffees and Twists”, in The Homestead (South Africa)[1], page 27:
- [M]any women will be glad to know exactly how to start making sweets so that they will be saleable. [...] Lozenges, comfits, kali, bonbons, etc.
- 2005, Christopher Upton, Living Back-to-back[2], page 152:
- The stock is supplied by Sela Traditional Sweet Co., based in Thynne Street, West Bromwich, which has been making a vast range of boiled sweets—sarsaparilla tablets, kali, clove balls, lime juice bricks, rosy apples and the rest—since 1882.
AnagramsEdit
AnguthimriEdit
NounEdit
kali
- (Mpakwithi) hole
ReferencesEdit
- Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186
BetawiEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dug”).
NounEdit
kali
Bikol CentralEdit
EtymologyEdit
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kalí
Derived termsEdit
Central Huasteca NahuatlEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali
- building, house.
Dupaningan AgtaEdit
NounEdit
kali
EstonianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Finnic *kalja. Possibly a pre-Balto-Slavic Indo-European loan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂al-ew-yo-.
NounEdit
kali (genitive kalja, partitive kalja)
DeclensionEdit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kali | kaljad |
genitive | kalja | kaljade |
partitive | kalja | kaljasid / kalju |
illative | kaljasse / kalja | kaljadesse / kaljusse |
inessive | kaljas | kaljades / kaljus |
elative | kaljast | kaljadest / kaljust |
allative | kaljale | kaljadele / kaljule |
adessive | kaljal | kaljadel / kaljul |
ablative | kaljalt | kaljadelt / kaljult |
translative | kaljaks | kaljadeks / kaljuks |
terminative | kaljani | kaljadeni |
essive | kaljana | kaljadena |
abessive | kaljata | kaljadeta |
comitative | kaljaga | kaljadega |
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kali | kalit | |
genitive | kalin | kalien | |
partitive | kalia | kaleja | |
illative | kaliin | kaleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kali | kalit | |
accusative | nom. | kali | kalit |
gen. | kalin | ||
genitive | kalin | kalien | |
partitive | kalia | kaleja | |
inessive | kalissa | kaleissa | |
elative | kalista | kaleista | |
illative | kaliin | kaleihin | |
adessive | kalilla | kaleilla | |
ablative | kalilta | kaleilta | |
allative | kalille | kaleille | |
essive | kalina | kaleina | |
translative | kaliksi | kaleiksi | |
instructive | — | kalein | |
abessive | kalitta | kaleitta | |
comitative | — | kaleineen |
Possessive forms of kali (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kalini | kalimme |
2nd person | kalisi | kalinne |
3rd person | kalinsa |
AnagramsEdit
FrenchEdit
NounEdit
kali m (plural kalis)
- kali (plant)
Further readingEdit
- “kali”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
IlocanoEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.
VerbEdit
kali (used in the form ikali)
- to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
IndonesianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Malay kali, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala.
- Indonesian perkalian (“multiplication”) was only coined after independence, being cited for example in Poerwadarminta (1976) of which the first edition appeared in 1953, though not yet in Zain (1957).
- Clipping of barangkali and sekali
NounEdit
kali (first-person possessive kaliku, second-person possessive kalimu, third-person possessive kalinya)
PrepositionEdit
kali
- (mathematics) times
- Dua kali tiga sama dengan enam. ― Two times three equals six.
AdverbEdit
kali
Usage notesEdit
When multiplication is not commutative, dikali may be preferred. Otherwise, kali and dikali are interchangable.
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dug”).
NounEdit
kali (plural kali-kali, first-person possessive kaliku, second-person possessive kalimu, third-person possessive kalinya)
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
kali
Etymology 4Edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
NounEdit
kali
- high official in South Sulawesi
Further readingEdit
- “kali” 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.
JavaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
kali
- Romanization of ꦏꦭꦶ
LatvianEdit
VerbEdit
kali
- 2nd person singular past indicative form of kalt
MalayEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.
Alternative formsEdit
VerbEdit
kali (used in the form mengali)
- Obsolete form of gali.
SynonymsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
From Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali.
NounEdit
kali (Jawi spelling کالي, plural kali-kali, informal 1st possessive kaliku, 2nd possessive kalimu, 3rd possessive kalinya)
- river (large stream which drains a landmass)
SynonymsEdit
Etymology 3Edit
From Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala.
NounEdit
kali
VerbEdit
kali
Further readingEdit
- “kali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mauritian CreoleEdit
EtymologyEdit
NounEdit
kali
NgiyambaaEdit
NounEdit
kali
- (Waangaybuwan) water
- 2001, Mood and Modality, →ISBN:
- ɡaliː-ŋinda-ɡila ŋiyanu balu-y-aɡa
- water-CARIT-HYPOTH we+PL+NOM die-CM-IRR
- we'll probably die for lack of water
Alternative formsEdit
- gali (Wayilwan)
Further readingEdit
- Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, →ISBN
Old JavaneseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dug”).
NounEdit
kali
DescendantsEdit
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
kali
RomaniEdit
AdjectiveEdit
kali
Serbo-CroatianEdit
VerbEdit
kali (Cyrillic spelling кали)
- inflection of káliti:
NounEdit
kali (Cyrillic spelling кали)
SundaneseEdit
RomanizationEdit
kali
- Romanization of ᮊᮜᮤ
SwahiliEdit
PronunciationEdit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
AdjectiveEdit
-kali (declinable)
InflectionEdit
TagalogEdit
Etymology 1Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kalí or kalî
Derived termsEdit
NounEdit
kalí
Derived termsEdit
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
kalî
Etymology 3Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali
Etymology 4Edit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kali
- (archaic) excavation
- (archaic) asking for the care of others
- canal
TausugEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali.
VerbEdit
kali (used in the form magkali)
- to dig
VietnameseEdit
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EtymologyEdit
Ultimately from New Latin kalium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ li˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
- Phonetic: ca li
NounEdit
kali