gali

See also: Gali, gālí, galį, and гали

Gamilaraay

gali

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *galing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡali/

Noun

gali

1. water
2. rain
3. tear

Derived terms

• gali baarri
• gali balalaa
• galibaraay
• galingin

 

References

• Austin, Peter. 1993. A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales.
• (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡaliʔ/

Verb

gali

1. to lie down

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈɡali/ [ˈɡa.li]
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: ga‧li

Etymology 1

From Malay gali, from kali, from Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Verb

gali (active menggali, passive digali)

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

Conjugation

Conjugation of gali (meng-, transitive)
Root	gali
	Active	Involuntary	Passive	Basic / Imperative	Emphatic / Jussive
Active	menggali	tergali	digali	gali	galilahlah
Locative
Causative / Applicative1	menggalikan	tergalikan	digalikan	galikan	galikanlah
	Causative
Active
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning. Notes: Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.

Derived terms

• galian
• penggali
• penggalian
• tergali

 

Etymology 2

From Dutch galei, from Middle Dutch galeye, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, “dog-fish or small shark”). Cognate of Malay gali, ghali (“galley”).

Noun

gali (first-person possessive galiku, second-person possessive galimu, third-person possessive galinya)

1. (nautical) galley: A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

Etymology 3

Blend of gabungan (“group”) +‎ anak (“child”) +‎ liar (“wild”).

Noun

gali

1. (dialectal) criminal

   Hyponyms: pencoleng, penodong, perampok

Further reading

• “gali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Anagrams

• gila
• lagi
• liga

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Hyphenation: gà‧li

Noun

galî m

1. plural of galio

Latvian

Noun

gali m

1. nominative/vocative plural of gals

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

• (galì) IPA^(key): [ɡɐˈlʲɪ]
• (gãli) IPA^(key): [ˈɡaːlʲɪ], [ɡalʲ]

Verb

galì

1. second-person singular present of galėti

Verb

gãli

1. third-person singular present of galėti
2. third-person plural present of galėti

Malay

Alternative forms

• kali

Etymology

From kali, from Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡali/ [ˈɡa.li]
• Rhymes: -ali, -li, -i

• Audio (Malaysia):

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Verb

gali (Jawi spelling ݢالي)

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

   Synonym: korek

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penggali [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• penggalian [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (peN- + -an)
• galian [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• gali-galian [reduplication + resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (redup + -an)
• menggali [agent focus] (meN-)
• menggali-gali [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
• digali [patient focus] (di-)
• tergali [agentless action] (teR-)
• bergali [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gali
• North Moluccan Malay: gale

Further reading

• “gali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology 1

Alternative form of gale.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡali/
• Hyphenation: ga‧li

Verb

gali

1. Alternative form of gale

Etymology 2

From Malay geli.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈli/
• Hyphenation: ga‧li

Adjective

galí

1. ticklish

   Ta rasa gali ka kalo nga pegang-pegang ta pe paha.

   I feel ticklish when you touch my thighs.

2. disgusted

   Itu video yang ta kase tunjung pa dia biking dia rasa gali.

   The video that I showed to him made him feel disgusted.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

gali

1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of galen
2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of galen

Verb

gali

1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of gala

Old Norse

Verb

gali

1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive of gala

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.li/
• Rhymes: -ali
• Syllabification: ga‧li

Noun

gali f

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡalʲ]

Noun

gali m

1. indefinite plural of gal

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from English gallium.

Noun

gali (n class, plural gali)

1. gallium

   Synonym: galliamu

Etymology 2

Adjective

gali (invariable)

1. Alternative form of ghali

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈŋa.li]
• Hyphenation: ga‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nani and Maori ngari.

Verb

gali (plural gagali)

1. (stative) to be pretty, beautiful

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nali and Samoan gali.

Verb

gali (plural tagali)

1. (intransitive) to gnaw
2. (transitive) to eat by gnawing

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 136

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Ga
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Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin gallium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˧˧ li˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaː˧˧ lɪj˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: ga li

Noun

gali

1. gallium

Welsh

Alternative forms

• giali

Etymology

Borrowed from English galley.

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡalɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡali/

Noun

gali f or m (plural galïau or galis)

1. (nautical) galley, caboose (cookroom aboard a ship)

   Synonym: ceginfa

2. (nautical, historical) galley (long low boat propelled by oars)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gali

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
gali	ali	ngali	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.