klei

See also: Klei and Kléi

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch klei, from Middle Dutch cleie, from Old Dutch *klei, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to glue, stick together”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləi̯/

Noun

klei (uncountable)

1. clay

Derived terms

• kleilat

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch cleie, from Old Dutch *klei, from Proto-West Germanic *klaij, from Proto-Germanic *klajjaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gley- (“to glue, stick together”). Compare German Klei, English clay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: klei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

klei f (uncountable)

1. clay

Derived terms

• boetseerklei
• kleien
• kleileem
• kleitablet
• pijpklei
• rivierklei
• veenklei
• zeeklei

Descendants

• Afrikaans: klei
• Berbice Creole Dutch: klei
• → Papiamentu: klei

See also

• boetseren

Anagrams

• kiel

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Polish

Verb

klei

1. third-person singular present of kleić

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Rade

Noun

klei

1. string; rope; wire

   Amĭ blei klei pui.

   Mom buys electrical wires.

2. human sound
3. language

   klei Êđê

   Rade

   klei Yuăn

   Vietnamese

   klei Prăng

   French

4. incident; occurrence

   klei bruă anei

   this incident