kelkaj

Esperanto

Etymology

From kelka +‎ -j.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ˈkelkai̯/
• Rhymes: -elkai̯
• Hyphenation: kel‧kaj

Determiner

kelkaj pl (singular kelka, accusative singular kelkan, accusative plural kelkajn)

1. plural of kelka
   1. a few
   2. several

      Kelkaj el iliaj ovoj estas malbonaj. ― Several of their eggs are bad.

Usage notes

Differs from pluraj in that kelkaj connotes "a few", whereas pluraj connotes "more than one".

Antonyms

• multaj (“many”)

Related terms

• iuj
• unuj