kari

See also: karı, karí, kaŗi, kāri, Kari, and Kári

Basque

Noun

kari

1. dative indefinite of ka
2. dative singular of ka

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Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kari/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ri

Noun

kari

1. curry

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Czech

Alternative forms

• karí

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkarɪ/

Noun

kari n

1. curry (mixture of ground spices)
2. curry (dish)

Indeclinable.

Further reading

• kari in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
• kari in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karja. Cognate with Finnish karja.

Noun

kari (genitive karja, partitive karja)

1. cattle
2. herd, flock

Inflection

Declension of kari (type padi)

	singular	plural
nominative	kari	karjad
genitive	karja	karjade
partitive	karja	karjasid / karju
illative	karjasse / karja	karjadesse / karjusse
inessive	karjas	karjades / karjus
elative	karjast	karjadest / karjust
allative	karjale	karjadele / karjule
adessive	karjal	karjadel / karjul
ablative	karjalt	karjadelt / karjult
translative	karjaks	karjadeks / karjuks
terminative	karjani	karjadeni
essive	karjana	karjadena
abessive	karjata	karjadeta
comitative	karjaga	karjadega

Derived terms

• karihiir (“shrew”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *kari. Cognate with Finnish kari.

Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)

1. reef

Inflection

Inflection of kari (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	kari	karid
accusative	kari	karid
genitive	kari	karide
partitive	kari	karisid
illative	karri karisse	karidesse
inessive	karis	karides
elative	karist	karidest
allative	karile	karidele
adessive	karil	karidel
ablative	karilt	karidelt
translative	kariks	karideks
terminative	karini	karideni
essive	karina	karidena
abessive	karita	karideta
comitative	kariga	karidega

Etymology 3

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Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)

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Inflection

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Derived terms

• karistama

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Fijian

Verb

kari

1. scrape

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kari, borrowed from late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*skarj(a)-) (compare English skerry, Swedish skär).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑri/, [ˈkɑri]
• Rhymes: -ɑri
• Syllabification: ka‧ri

Noun

kari

1. rock (mass of stone projecting out of water)
2. skerry (small rocky island)
3. ground (bottom of a body of water whenever it produces a navigational hazard)

   ajaa karille

   to run aground

Declension

Inflection of kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kari	karit
genitive		karin	karien
partitive		karia	kareja
illative		kariin	kareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kari	karit
accusative	nom.	kari	karit
	gen.	karin
genitive		karin	karien
partitive		karia	kareja
inessive		karissa	kareissa
elative		karista	kareista
illative		kariin	kareihin
adessive		karilla	kareilla
ablative		karilta	kareilta
allative		karille	kareille
essive		karina	kareina
translative		kariksi	kareiksi
instructive		—	karein
abessive		karitta	kareitta
comitative		—	kareineen

Possessive forms of kari (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	karini	karimme
2nd person	karisi	karinne
3rd person	karinsa

Synonyms

• (skerry): luoto

Related terms

• karikko
• karilla (“aground”)
• karille (“(into being) aground”)
• kariutua

Anagrams

• Irak, arki, raki

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ ˈkɒri]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ri
• Rhymes: -ri

Etymology 1

From kar (“faculty; arm”) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

kari (not comparable)

1. faculty (of or relating to faculty)

   kari személyzet ― faculty members

2. of arm

   kari véna ― vein of the arm

Declension

Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kari	kariak
accusative	karit	kariakat
dative	karinak	kariaknak
instrumental	karival	kariakkal
causal-final	kariért	kariakért
translative	karivá	kariakká
terminative	kariig	kariakig
essive-formal	kariként	kariakként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kariban	kariakban
superessive	karin	kariakon
adessive	karinál	kariaknál
illative	kariba	kariakba
sublative	karira	kariakra
allative	karihoz	kariakhoz
elative	kariból	kariakból
delative	kariról	kariakról
ablative	karitól	kariaktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	karié	kariaké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kariéi	kariakéi

Etymology 2

Shortened from karácsony (“Christmas”) +‎ -i (diminutive suffix).

Noun

kari (plural karik)

1. (informal) Christmas

   Synonym: karácsony

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kari	karik
accusative	karit	karikat
dative	karinak	kariknak
instrumental	karival	karikkal
causal-final	kariért	karikért
translative	karivá	karikká
terminative	kariig	karikig
essive-formal	kariként	karikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kariban	karikban
superessive	karin	karikon
adessive	karinál	kariknál
illative	kariba	karikba
sublative	karira	karikra
allative	karihoz	karikhoz
elative	kariból	karikból
delative	kariról	karikról
ablative	karitól	kariktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	karié	kariké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kariéi	karikéi

Possessive forms of kari
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	karim	karijaim
2nd person sing.	karid	karijaid
3rd person sing.	karija	karijai
1st person plural	karink	karijaink
2nd person plural	karitok	karijaitok
3rd person plural	karijuk	karijaik

Further reading

• kari in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ri

Noun

kari (plural, first-person possessive kariku, second-person possessive karimu, third-person possessive karinya)

1. curry

Further reading

• “kari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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Japanese

Romanization

kari

1. Rōmaji transcription of かり
2. Rōmaji transcription of カリ

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Kaurna

Noun

kari

1. emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae

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Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàɾì(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.

Noun

kari 12 (plural tũri)

1. some species of the family Connaraceae
   1. Agelaea pentagyna (syn. A. heterophylla)

      Synonym: mũcũthi

   2. Rourea thomsonii

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Laboya

kari

Etymology

Compare Indonesian kerbau.

Noun

kari

1. water buffalo

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) , “kari”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 46

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Latvian

Noun

kari m

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

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Lindu

Noun

kari

1. dried meat; jerky

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Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi)

Noun

kari

1. curry

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the name Kari.

Noun

kari f (definite singular karia, indefinite plural karier, definite plural kariene)

1. a crow (black bird of the genus Corvus)
2. (in compounds)
   1. used in calendar terms

      ‎kari + ‎-mess → ‎karimess

   2. used as a prefix, condescendingly to a woman

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kari n

1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kar

References

• “kari” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀓𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
• करि (Devanagari script)
• করি (Bengali script)
• කරි (Sinhalese script)
• ကရိ (Burmese script)
• กริ or กะริ (Thai script)
• ᨠᩁᩥ (Tai Tham script)
• ກຣິ or ກະຣິ (Lao script)
• ករិ (Khmer script)

Verb

kari

1. second/third-person singular aorist active of karoti (“to do”)

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi)

Noun

kari

1. curry

References

• Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

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Tagalog

Noun

kari

1. curry

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Yawuru

Noun

kari

1. grog, alcohol

References

• Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages