kari

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

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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

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• karihiir

Etymology 2

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

Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)

1. reef

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 3

Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)

1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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, from late Proto-Norse *skarj(a)- (*skarj(a)-), cognates include English skerry and Swedish skär.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kari

1. rock (in water)
2. skerry (small rocky island)

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

Related terms

• ajaa karille = to run aground
• olla karilla = to lie aground
• karikko
• kariutua

Anagrams

• Irak, arki, raki

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Hungarian

Etymology

kar +‎ -i

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

kari (not comparable)

1. faculty

   kari személyzet - faculty members

2. arm

   kari véna - vein of the arm

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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 class 12 (plural tũri)

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

      Synonym: mũcũthi

   2. Rourea thomsonii

References

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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

Reference

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

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Seychellois Creole

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi)

Noun

kari

1. curry

Reference

• 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