keri

See also: Keri, keři, kéri, and ķēri

English

Noun

keri

1. (Judaism) Alternative form of kere

Anagrams

• Erik, Keir, Kier, Riek, Rike, keir, kier, rike

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Fijian

Etymology

From keli, from Proto-Central-Pacific *keli, from Proto-Oceanic *kali, *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Verb

keri

1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

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Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeri/, [ˈke̞ri]
• Rhymes: -eri
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧ri

Noun

keri

1. (archaic, dialectal) A circular or near-circular, usually wooden, rim, edge, wheel or ring.
   1. A rim of a casket, chest, sieve etc. that is made of thin, bent wood or birchbark.
   2. A rim around millstones.
   3. The side panel of the body of a fiddle.
   4. The wheel of a spinning wheel.
   5. Synonym of kärrynpyörä (wheel of a cart).
   6. A bicycle wheel.
   7. Synonym of sompa.
   8. Synonym of lieri.
   9. The disk at the lower end of the plunger in a butter churn.
   10. birchbark ring
2. (archaic) Synonym of vakka (wooden container made of bent board)
3. (archaic) thickness of a cylindrical object, such as the trunk of a tree
4. (dialectal) Synonym of kääkkä (old, wrinkled and thin man)

Declension

Inflection of keri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		keri	kerit
genitive		kerin	kerien
partitive		keriä	kerejä
illative		keriin	kereihin
		singular	plural
nominative		keri	kerit
accusative	nom.	keri	kerit
	gen.	kerin
genitive		kerin	kerien
partitive		keriä	kerejä
inessive		kerissä	kereissä
elative		keristä	kereistä
illative		keriin	kereihin
adessive		kerillä	kereillä
ablative		keriltä	kereiltä
allative		kerille	kereille
essive		kerinä	kereinä
translative		keriksi	kereiksi
instructive		—	kerein
abessive		kerittä	kereittä
comitative		—	kereineen

Possessive forms of keri (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kerini	kerimme
2nd person	kerisi	kerinne
3rd person	kerinsä

Synonyms

• (thickness): läpimitta

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeri/, [ˈke̞ri] (third-person singular indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeriˣ/, [ˈke̞ri(ʔ)] (imperative, connegative)
• Rhymes: -eri
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧ri

Verb

keri

1. Third-person singular indicative past form of keriä.
2. Indicative present connegative form of keriä.
3. Second-person singular imperative present form of keriä.
4. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of keriä.

References

• “keri”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[1] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.

Anagrams

• Erik, reki, rike

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Icelandic

Noun

keri

1. indefinite dative singular of ker

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Japanese

Romanization

keri

1. Rōmaji transcription of けり
2. Rōmaji transcription of ケリ

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Kamba

Kamba cardinal numbers

<  1	2	3  >
Cardinal : keri

Numeral

keri

1. two

Kamba Number Inflections

Noun Class	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
singular	Mundu	Muti	Numba	Kimanda	Itumbi	Uwathi	Kaindo	Wandu	Kuthaima
One - mondi	mondi	mmondi	mondi	kimondi	imondi	mondi	kamondi	wamondi	kumondi
plural	Andu	Miti	Numba	Imanda	Matumbi	Mbathi	Tuindo	Wandu	Kuthaima
Two - keri	aeri	yeri	yiri	iyiri	mairi	yiri	twiri	wairi	kwiri
Three - kadatu	adatu	midatu	datu	idatu	madatu	datu	tudatu	wadetu	kudatu
Four - kana	akana	mina	kana	ina	mana	kana	twana	wana	kwana
Five - kathano	athano	mithano	thano	ithano	mathano	thano	tuthano	wathano	kuthano
Six - thandatu	thandatu	thandato	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu	thandatu
Seven - monza	monza	mimonza	monza	imonza	mamonza	monza	tumonza	wamonza	kumonza
Eight - nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya	nyanya
Nine - kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda	kenda
Ten - ikumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi	kumi

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Verb

keri (used in the form keri-a)

1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

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Tagalog

Alternative forms

• carry

Etymology

Borrowed from English carry.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ke‧ri
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeɾi/, [ˈke.ɾɪ]

Adjective

keri

1. (gay slang) able; capable

   Synonym: kaya

   Keri ko 'to.

   I can do this. / I'm capable of this.

   (literally, “This is my carry.”)

   Keri mo 'yan!

   You can do it!

   Keri mo bang sabihin sa kanya?

   Are you able to say it to him/her?

   Hindi ko keri ang amoy ng hininga niya!

   I can't stand the smell of his breath!

Derived terms

• keribelita
• keribels
• keriboomboombells

 

Further reading

• https://owlcation.com/humanities/20-Tagalog-Slang-Words