kuli

See also: Kuli, kulī, kúli, kùli, kǔlì, and kùlì

English

Noun

kuli (plural kulis)

1. Archaic spelling of coolie.

Aiwoo

Etymology

Probably a Polynesian borrowing.

Noun

kuli

1. dog

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Atong (India)

Alternative forms

• khuli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

Verb

kuli- (Bengali script কুলি)

1. to open

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Czech

Noun

kuli m

1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker)

Declension

Declension of kuli

	singular	plural
nominative	kuli	kuliové
genitive	kuliho	kuliů
dative	kulimu	kuliům
accusative	kuliho	kulie
vocative	kuli	kuliové
locative	kulim	?
instrumental	kulim	?

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

Noun

kuli

1. dog

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDe’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuli, from Proto-Oceanic *kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiC.

Noun

kuli

1. skin (outer covering of the body of a person)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/, [ˈkuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧li

Etymology 1

From Russian куль (kulʹ).

Noun

kuli

1. (historical) an old Russian unit of weight, used for grain and equal to 9 poods or around 147.42 kilograms

   Synonyms: matto, jauhomatto

Declension

Inflection of kuli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kuli	kulit
genitive		kulin	kulien
partitive		kulia	kuleja
illative		kuliin	kuleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kuli	kulit
accusative	nom.	kuli	kulit
	gen.	kulin
genitive		kulin	kulien
partitive		kulia	kuleja
inessive		kulissa	kuleissa
elative		kulista	kuleista
illative		kuliin	kuleihin
adessive		kulilla	kuleilla
ablative		kulilta	kuleilta
allative		kulille	kuleille
essive		kulina	kuleina
translative		kuliksi	kuleiksi
instructive		—	kulein
abessive		kulitta	kuleitta
comitative		—	kuleineen

Possessive forms of kuli (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kulini	kulimme
2nd person	kulisi	kulinne
3rd person	kulinsa

Etymology 2

From Hindi क़ुली (qulī), Urdu قلی‎.

Noun

kuli

1. coolie

Declension

Inflection of kuli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kuli	kulit
genitive		kulin	kulien
partitive		kulia	kuleja
illative		kuliin	kuleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kuli	kulit
accusative	nom.	kuli	kulit
	gen.	kulin
genitive		kulin	kulien
partitive		kulia	kuleja
inessive		kulissa	kuleissa
elative		kulista	kuleista
illative		kuliin	kuleihin
adessive		kulilla	kuleilla
ablative		kulilta	kuleilta
allative		kulille	kuleille
essive		kulina	kuleina
translative		kuliksi	kuleiksi
instructive		—	kulein
abessive		kulitta	kuleitta
comitative		—	kuleineen

Possessive forms of kuli (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kulini	kulimme
2nd person	kulisi	kulinne
3rd person	kulinsa

Anagrams

• ilku, kilu, luki

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Verb

kuli

1. (stative) to be deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Central Pacific *tur-i, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

kuli

1. (anatomy) knee

References

• “kuli” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuli]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li
• Rhymes: -li

Noun

kuli (plural kulik)

1. coolie

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kuli	kulik
accusative	kulit	kulikat
dative	kulinak	kuliknak
instrumental	kulival	kulikkal
causal-final	kuliért	kulikért
translative	kulivá	kulikká
terminative	kuliig	kulikig
essive-formal	kuliként	kulikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kuliban	kulikban
superessive	kulin	kulikon
adessive	kulinál	kuliknál
illative	kuliba	kulikba
sublative	kulira	kulikra
allative	kulihoz	kulikhoz
elative	kuliból	kulikból
delative	kuliról	kulikról
ablative	kulitól	kuliktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kulié	kuliké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kuliéi	kulikéi

Possessive forms of kuli
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kulim	kulijaim
2nd person sing.	kulid	kulijaid
3rd person sing.	kulija	kulijai
1st person plural	kulink	kulijaink
2nd person plural	kulitok	kulijaitok
3rd person plural	kulijuk	kulijaik

Derived terms

• kulizik

 

Further reading

• (coolie): kuli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• ([regional] inward-turning [horn or cattle with such horn]): kuli in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuli, from Hindi क़ुली (qulī), from Chagatai [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kul (“slave, servant”).

Other forms occur in Bengali কুলি (kuli) and Tamil கூலி (kūli, “daily hire”), which are possibly also influenced by Hindi कोली (kolī, “weaver; low-class”). The Chinese word 苦力 (kǔlì), meaning "to exert one's abilities; heavy labour work" in Classical Chinese, may have been influenced by cognates of the above Hindi word in other languages and may have further influenced English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈku.li]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

Noun

kuli (first-person possessive kuliku, second-person possessive kulimu, third-person possessive kulinya)

1. laborer; coolie
   • 2019 February 20, “Pernah Jadi Kuli Bangunan, Wisanggeni Kini Tekuni Melukis [Once a Construction Laborer, Wisangenni Now Draws Diligently]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 Sept 2019:

     Ia menambahkan pernah juga bekerja sebagai kuli bangunan, buruh pabrik di Solo, pernah juga bekerja di warung makan.

     He adds that he had once worked as a construction laborer, a factory worker at Solo, and had also worked at a food stall.

   Synonyms: pekerja kasar, buruh kasar

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• berkuli [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• menguli [agent focus] (meN-)
• kulian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)

Further reading

• “kuli” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit, from Proto-Austronesian *kuliC.

Noun

kuli

1. (anatomy) skin

Ngarrindjeri

Noun

kuli

1. head

Polish

Alternative forms

• (genitive plural of kula) kul

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.li/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: ku‧li

Verb

kuli

1. third-person singular present of kulić

Verb

kuli

1. third-person plural virile past of kuć

Noun

kuli f

1. inflection of kula:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) / Urdu قلی‎ (qulī, “hired laborer, slave”), from Turkish köle. Other forms occur in Bengali kuli and Tamil kuli, "daily hire." The Mandarin word 苦力 (kǔlì), was originally a transcription of the Hindi, and literally means "bitterly hard (use of) strength".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

Noun

kuli m anim (genitive singular kuliho, nominative plural kuliovia, genitive plural kuliov, declension pattern of kuli)

1. coolie

Declension

Declension of kuli

	singular	plural
nominative	kuli	kuliovia
genitive	kuliho	kuliov
dative	kulimu	kuliom
accusative	kuliho	kuliov
locative	kulim	kulioch
instrumental	kulim	kuliami

Further reading

• kuli in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Sranan Tongo

Noun

kuli

1. (derogatory) coolie; an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent.
   • 1976, Suky Akkal (lyrics and music), “Kapharia Ke Leb”, in The Tropical Mood:

     Gwe yu skôyer! Mi no e trow nanga no wan kuli

     Go away, you beggar! I'm not going to marry a coolie

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English coolie.

Noun

kuli (ma class, plural makuli)

1. coolie, dockworker

See also

• hamali
• mpakizi

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit, from Proto-Austronesian *kuliC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

Noun

kuli

1. skin

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.