kari

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kari"

Abinomn

Etymology

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Noun

kari (dual karirom, plural karigon)

1. barbed arrow (weapon used for hunting)

'Are'are

Noun

kari (plural hi kari, plural wau kari)

1. octopus

Bambara

Etymology 1

Noun

kari

1. Sunday

   Synonym: dimansi

Etymology 2

Verb

kari

1. (transitive) to break
2. to pick, harvest (a crop)

Basque

Noun

kari

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

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kari

1. curry

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ri
• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi/ [kɐˈɾ̪i]

Adverb

karí

1. Alternative form of kiri (“this near me/us”)

See also

Cebuano demonstrative pronouns

	direct*		indirect*		oblique	locative	allative	existential**		interjection**		manner**
	full	short	full	short				full	short	full	short	full	short
near speaker***	karí kirí	ri	niari niiri	ari iri	kan-ari† kan-iri†	dirí	ngarí	adia	dia	diará	dará	ingon ari	Ø
near speaker and listener***	kaní kiní	ni	niani niini	ani ini	kan-ani† kan-ini†	dinhi	nganhi	ania	nia	niará	Ø	ingon ani	ing-ani in-ani
near listener	kanâ	nà	nianà	anà	kan-anà†	dinhà dirâ	nganhà ngarâ	anaa	naa	naará	nará	ingon anà	ing-anà in-anà
remote	kadto kató	to	niadto niato	adto ato	kan-adto†	didto	ngadto	atua	tua	tuará	turá	ingon adto ingon ato	ing-ato in-ato

^† Archaic
* When the demonstrative is used as a predicate, the full form must be used. Short forms never start sentences.
** Full and short forms used interchangeably. Full forms may be more formal, while short forms may be more colloquial.
*** These two series may be conflated in colloquial Cebuano.

Czech

Alternative forms

• karí

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarɪ]

Noun

kari n (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

• “kari”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “kari”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kari”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karja, which is likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz. Cognate with Finnish karja.

Noun

kari (genitive karja, partitive karja)

1. cattle
2. herd, flock

Declension

Declension of kari (ÕS type 24u/padi, length gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kari	karjad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	karja
genitive			karjade
partitive		karja	karju karjasid
illative		karja karjasse	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, borrowed from late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*skarj(a)-), from Proto-Germanic *skarją. Cognate with Finnish kari.

Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)

1. reef

Inflection

Declension of kari (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kari	karid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kari
genitive			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

Fijian

Verb

kari

1. scrape

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kari

1. rock (mass of stone projecting out of water or just underwater)
2. skerry (small rocky island)

   Synonym: luoto

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
abessive		karitta	kareitta
instructive		—	karein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karini karini accusative nom. karini karini gen. karini genitive karini karieni partitive kariani karejani inessive karissani kareissani elative karistani kareistani illative kariini kareihini adessive karillani kareillani ablative kariltani kareiltani allative karilleni kareilleni essive karinani kareinani translative karikseni kareikseni abessive karittani kareittani instructive — — comitative — kareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karisi karisi accusative nom. karisi karisi gen. karisi genitive karisi kariesi partitive kariasi karejasi inessive karissasi kareissasi elative karistasi kareistasi illative kariisi kareihisi adessive karillasi kareillasi ablative kariltasi kareiltasi allative karillesi kareillesi essive karinasi kareinasi translative kariksesi kareiksesi abessive karittasi kareittasi instructive — — comitative — kareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karimme karimme accusative nom. karimme karimme gen. karimme genitive karimme kariemme partitive kariamme karejamme inessive karissamme kareissamme elative karistamme kareistamme illative kariimme kareihimme adessive karillamme kareillamme ablative kariltamme kareiltamme allative karillemme kareillemme essive karinamme kareinamme translative kariksemme kareiksemme abessive karittamme kareittamme instructive — — comitative — kareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karinne karinne accusative nom. karinne karinne gen. karinne genitive karinne karienne partitive karianne karejanne inessive karissanne kareissanne elative karistanne kareistanne illative kariinne kareihinne adessive karillanne kareillanne ablative kariltanne kareiltanne allative karillenne kareillenne essive karinanne kareinanne translative kariksenne kareiksenne abessive karittanne kareittanne instructive — — comitative — kareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karinsa karinsa accusative nom. karinsa karinsa gen. karinsa genitive karinsa kariensa partitive kariaan kariansa karejaan karejansa inessive karissaan karissansa kareissaan kareissansa elative karistaan karistansa kareistaan kareistansa illative kariinsa kareihinsa adessive karillaan karillansa kareillaan kareillansa ablative kariltaan kariltansa kareiltaan kareiltansa allative karilleen karillensa kareilleen kareillensa essive karinaan karinansa kareinaan kareinansa translative karikseen kariksensa kareikseen kareiksensa abessive karittaan karittansa kareittaan kareittansa instructive — — comitative — kareineen kareinensa

Derived terms

• karikko
• karinen
• Karisto
• kariuttaa
• kariutua

compounds

• Hahtokari
• Karijoki
• Karikoski
• karikukko
• Karilahti
• Kariluoto
• karimerkki
• karimetso
• Karimäki
• Kariniemi
• Karinkanta
• Karioja
• Karisalmi
• Laitakari
• Rantakari
• salakari
• Salakari
• Seiskari
• Vasankari
• Virrankari

Related terms

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

Further reading

• “kari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• Irak, arki, raki

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

Clipping and -i diminutive of karácsony (“Christmas”).

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 (or kariim)
2nd person sing.	karid	karijaid (or kariid)
3rd person sing.	karija	karijai (or karii)
1st person plural	karink	karijaink (or kariink)
2nd person plural	karitok	karijaitok (or kariitok)
3rd person plural	karijuk	karijaik (or kariik)

Further reading

• kari in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Indonesian

Sepiring kari.

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri
• Hyphenation: ka‧ri

Noun

kari

1. curry
   1. one of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce
   2. a spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder

Further reading

• “kari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

kari

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

Kaurna

Noun

kari

1. emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae

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

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

Latvian

Noun

kari m

1. nominative/vocative plural of karš

Lindu

Noun

kari

1. dried meat; jerky

Mansaka

Etymology

From kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali.

Verb

kari

1. to dig

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali). Doublet of keri.

Verb

kari

1. to dig

   Synonyms: huke, kōkō

2. to cleave
3. to wound

Derived terms

• kākari
• kakari
• karikari
• whakakarikari

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kari”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 119
• “kari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

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

Northern Ohlone

Adverb

kari

1. out, outside
   • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes‎^[3]:

     hoṭṭo kari

     come outside

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 corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kari n

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

References

• “kari” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

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

Verb

kari

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

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Noun

kari

1. curry

References

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

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English call.

Verb

kari

1. to call
   • c. 1957-1961, “Chapter 2. Folksongs (Religious Songs, Play Songs, Dance Tunes)”, in Ursy M. Lichtveld, Jan Voorhoeve, editors, Creole drum. An Anthology of Creole Literature in Surinam‎^[4], New Haven, London: Yale University Press, published 1975, →ISBN, page 64:

     Yu mu kari den uma ‘den sani’. / Yu mu kari den uma ‘den sani’. / Sensi manspasi kon, / uma no e teri man moro. / Yu mu kari den uma ‘den sani’.

     You should call women by 'those names'. / You should call women by 'those names'. / Since the emancipation came, / women don't respect men any more. You should call women by 'those names'.

   • 1959, Trefossa, “Opo! Kondreman... [Arise! Countrymen...]”, in Jan Voorhoeve, editor, Ala poewema foe Trefossa [All poems by Trefossa]‎^[5], Paramaribo: Bureau Volkslectuur, published 1977, page 73:

     Opo! Kondreman oen opo! / Sranangron e kari oen. / Wans ope tata komopo, / Wi moe seti kondre boen.

     [Opo! Kondreman unu opo! / Sranangron e kari unu. / Wansi ope tata kmopo, / Wi mu seti kondre bun.]

     Arise! You countrymen, arise! / Suriname is calling you. / Wherever [our] forefathers came from, / we must set [our] country to rights.

   • 1968, R. Dobru, “A feti fu Gado Sabi [The war of Gado Sabi]”, in Moetete‎^[6], number 2, Paramaribo: Eldorado, page 2:

     Na ini den jari 1772 kon miti 1777, wan kapten di den kari John Gabriel Stedman, ben teki prati na ini a feti foe makti den lowenengre na ini Sranankondre. A Ingrisman ben de kapten foe den matrosi foe Kononèl Fourgeoud, wan Swiska.

     In the years from 1772 to 1777, a captain called John Gabriel Stedman took part in the war to subdue the Maroons in Suriname. This Briton was captain of the marines of colonel Fourgeoud, a Swiss.

2. to list, to mention, to name one by one, to enumerate

Noun

kari

1. invitation, summons
2. phone
3. phone number

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). Doublet of karí (“cafeteria food”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaɾi/ [ˈkaː.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -aɾi
• Syllabification: ka‧ri

Noun

kari (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒ)

1. curry

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay kari, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). Doublet of kari (“curry”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi/ [kɐˈɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -i
• Syllabification: ka‧ri

Noun

karí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒ)

1. any ready-cooked dish served in a restaurant or eatery

Derived terms

• ikari
• kare-kare
• karihan
• karinderya
• kumari
• magkakari
• magkari

References

• “kari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 79
• Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 101

Anagrams

• Irak

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاری (kari), from Arabic قَارِئ (qāriʔ), active participle of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to read”).

Noun

kari (definite accusative kariyi, plural kariler)

1. (dated) reader

   Synonyms: okur, okuyucu

2. a professional Qur'an reader

References

• Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “kari'”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎^[7] (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 589
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kari”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قاری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[8], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1413
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

Yawuru

Noun

kari

1. grog, alcohol

References

• Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• kàíbi
• kàbí

Etymology

Possibly from kí (“let”) +‎ à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rí (“to see”), literally “let us see; let us know”. While it is an interrogative marker (see kàríbi (“where”) and kàrìgbì (“when”), it also may be used as a synonym to kàríbi or kàbí. Those in the current Nigerian state of Ekiti may use kàbí or ubi sí, in addition to kàríbi. In the Akure subdialect of Ekiti, they mainly use kàríbi, in addition to kàí or kàbí. All these terms are synonymous and can generally used by any Ekiti speaker regardless of subdialect. The term kàrí is also used in Ijesha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kà.ɾí/

Particle

kàrí

1. (Ekiti) Used to make an interrogative question regarding place or time.

Derived terms

• kàríbi (“where”)
• kàrìgbì (“when”)

Adverb

kàrí

1. (interrogative, Ekiti) Alternative form of kàríbi (“where”)

   Synonyms: kàríbi, kàbí, ubi sí

   kàrí ọ

   where are you?

2. (interrogative, Ijesha) where

   kàrí ọ rán

   where are you?