Kuli

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuːli/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”). ==== Noun ==== Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis) coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent) (figurative) slave ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Clipping of Ku(ge)l(schreiber) +‎ -i. ==== Noun ==== Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis) (colloquial) clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen ===== Declension ===== === Further reading === “Kuli”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German) “Kuli (Schreibwerkzeug, Stift)” in Duden online “Kuli (Tageloehner, Arbeiter)” in Duden online == Sakizaya == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ku.ˈli/, [ku.ˈli] === Proper noun === Kuli a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== A Sakizaya personal name follows this structure: given name + parent’s name (usually father’s name) + o (possessive marker) + family name. Example: Tuku Tiway o Sayun. === References === Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Kuli”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Indigenous Names in Taiwan]‎[2] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples