kali

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkæli/, /ˈkeɪli/ ==== Noun ==== kali (uncountable) The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali). Alkali, particularly soda ash or potash. === Etymology 2 === Uncertain; see arnis#Name at Wikipedia for more. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkɑːli/ ==== Noun ==== kali (uncountable) Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art. Synonyms: arnis, eskrima === Etymology 3 === Uncertain; possibly a reference to the appearance of soda ash produced by burning kali (Etymology 1). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkeɪli/ ==== Noun ==== kali (uncountable) A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals. === Anagrams === Lika, ilka, Kail, kail, kila, laik, Laki, Akil == Albanian == === Noun === kali definite nominative singular and indefinite dative/ablative singular of kalë == Amis == === Noun === kali ditch; trench == Anguthimri == === Noun === kali (Mpakwithi) hole === References === Terry Crowley, The Mpakwithi dialect of Anguthimri (1981), page 186 == Betawi == === Etymology === From Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dug”). === Noun === kali river == Central Bikol == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈli/ [kaˈl̪i] Hyphenation: ka‧li === Noun === kalí (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎᜒ) canal; ditch; trench; gutter Synonym: saruro ==== Derived terms ==== == Central Huasteca Nahuatl == === Pronunciation === === Noun === kali building, house. == Central Nahuatl == === Pronunciation === === Noun === kali building, house. == Dupaningan Agta == === Noun === kali kind of large bird == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. === Noun === kali f (plural kali's, no diminutive) (Indonesia) river == Estonian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kalja. Possibly a pre-Balto-Slavic Indo-European loan, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂al-ew-yo-. === Noun === kali (genitive kalja, partitive kalja) kvass ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From German Kali. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑli/, [ˈkɑ̝li] Rhymes: -ɑli Syllabification(key): ka‧li Hyphenation(key): ka‧li === Noun === kali potassium potassium oxide ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kali”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[6] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === Anagrams === laki, lika == French == === Noun === kali m (plural kalis) kali (plant) === Further reading === “kali”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Hawaiian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.li/, [ˈkɐ.li] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Oceanic *tari (compare with Māori tari ~ tatari “to wait”; Rarotongan tari; Tongan tali; and Samoan tali). ==== Verb ==== kali(intransitive) to wait to loiter to hesitate ===== Derived terms ===== hoʻokali (“cause to wait”, verb) kalikali ===== Related terms ===== pākali === Etymology 2 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== kali Niʻihau form of kohe (“vagina”) === References === === Further reading === kali in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Ilocano == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih. === Verb === kali (used in the form ikali) to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way) == Indonesian == === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈkali/ [ˈka.li] Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: ka‧li === Etymology 1 === From Malay kali, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala. ==== Noun ==== kali (plural kali) time (instance or occurrence) ==== Preposition ==== kali (mathematics) times; multiplied by. Dua kali tiga sama dengan enam. ― Two times three equals six. ==== Adverb ==== kali clipping of barangkali (“perhaps, maybe, probably”) (Medan, slang) very Synonyms: amat, banget, sangat, sekali, sungguh ===== Usage notes ===== When multiplication is not commutative, dikali may be preferred. Otherwise, kali and dikali are interchangeable. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dug”). ==== Noun ==== kali (plural kali-kali) synonym of sungai (“river”) ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === Compare Malay keli. ==== Noun ==== kali (plural kali-kali) (dialectal or rare) synonym of lele (“catfish”) === Etymology 4 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== kali (plural kali-kali) a high official, in South Sulawesi === Further reading === “kali”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === kali romanization of ꦏꦭꦶ == Kashubian == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Kali. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.li/ Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: ka‧li === Noun === kali f potash === Further reading === Jan Trepczyk (1994), “potas”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2 == Latvian == === Verb === kali second-person singular past indicative of kalt == Makasar == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkali/, [ˈkʰa.li] Hyphenation: ka‧li === Etymology 1 === Cognate with Malay kali (“time; occasion”). ==== Noun ==== kali (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨗ or 𑻠𑻮𑻳, definite kalia) time; occasion ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Arabic قَاضٍ (qāḍin, “judge”). ==== Noun ==== kali (Lontara spelling ᨀᨒᨗ or 𑻠𑻮𑻳, definite kalia) qadi; an Islamic judge or the highest religious official in a kingdom or traditional community ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN == Malay == === Pronunciation === (Literary Standard, Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA(key): /ˈkali/ [ˈka.li] Rhymes: -ali, -li, -i Hyphenation: ka‧li === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih. ==== Alternative forms ==== gali ==== Verb ==== kali (Jawi spelling کالي) obsolete form of gali Synonym: korek === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali. ==== Noun ==== kali (Jawi spelling کالي, plural kali-kali or kali2) river (large stream which drains a landmass) Synonyms: alir, alur, batang, bengawan, ci, sungai, wai === Etymology 3 === From Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala. ==== Noun ==== kali (Jawi spelling کالي, plural kali-kali or kali2) time (instance or occurrence) ==== Preposition ==== kali (Jawi spelling کالي) (mathematics) times; multiplied by. Dua kali empat sama dengan lapan. ― Two times four is equals to eight. ==== Verb ==== kali (Jawi spelling کالي) (mathematics) to times, to multiply ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Descendants ==== > Indonesian: kali (inherited) === Further reading === "kali" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Mauritian Creole == === Etymology === From Tamil கள்ளி (kaḷḷi). === Noun === kali cactus == Naga Pidgin == === Etymology === Inherited from Assamese কালি (kali). === Adverb === kali tomorrow ==== Related terms ==== aji == Ngiyambaa == === Noun === kali (Waangaybuwan) water ==== Alternative forms ==== gali (Wayilwan) === Further reading === Barry Alpher, Proto-Pama-Nyungan etyma, in Claire Bowern, Harold James Koch, Australian Languages: Classification and the Comparative Method (2004, →ISBN == Old Javanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dig”). === Noun === kali river Synonyms: baṅawan, gaṅgā, gĕṅga, kali, kaweri, loh, lwah, nadī, prawāha, saraswat, sarit, sindhu, suṅe, suṅhe, suṅeṅ, suṅhay, suṅi deep watercourse river-bed channel ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)→ Betawi: kali→ Dutch: kali→ Indonesian: kali→ Malay: kali → Balinese: ᬓᬮᬶ (kali) === Further reading === "kali" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982. == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈka.li/ Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: ka‧li === Verb === kali third-person singular present of kalić == Romani == === Adjective === kali feminine singular of kalo == Serbo-Croatian == === Verb === kali (Cyrillic spelling кали) inflection of káliti: third-person singular present second-person singular imperative === Noun === kali (Cyrillic spelling кали) nominative/vocative plural of kal == Sundanese == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (“to dug”). === Verb === kali (Sundanese script ᮊᮜᮤ) to dig == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Bantu [Term?]. ==== Adjective ==== -kali (declinable) sharp fierce acidic harsh, cruel savage intense ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== makali ukali === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from English kalium. ==== Noun ==== kali class IX (plural kali class X) potassium Synonym: potasiamu == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈli/ [kɐˈlɪ], /kaˈliʔ/ [kɐˈlɪʔ] Rhymes: -i, -iʔ Syllabification: ka‧li ==== Noun ==== kalí or kalî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒ) (chiefly in the negative) rest; quietude; repose; quietude ===== Alternative forms ===== kale — colloquial ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== ==== Noun ==== kalí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒ) (medicine, archaic) boneache ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /kaˈliʔ/ [kɐˈlɪʔ], (colloquial) /kaˈleʔ/ [kɐˈlɛʔ] Rhymes: -iʔ Syllabification: ka‧li ==== Adverb ==== kalî (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒ) (Bataan) I wonder (placed after interrogative pronouns) Synonym: kaya === Etymology 3 === Possibly a clipping of kalis. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkali/ [ˈkaː.lɪ] Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: ka‧li ==== Noun ==== kali (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒ) kali (Philippine stick fighting) Synonyms: arnis, eskrima === Etymology 4 === Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkali/ [ˈkaː.lɪ] Rhymes: -ali Syllabification: ka‧li ==== Noun ==== kali (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒ) canal (obsolete) excavation (obsolete) asking for the care of others === Further reading === “kali”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === laki, akli == Tausug == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. === Verb === kali (used in the form magkali) to dig == Vietnamese == === Etymology === Ultimately from New Latin kalium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ li˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧] Phonetic spelling: ca li === Noun === kali potassium