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English

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Noun

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kuli (plural kulis)

  1. Archaic spelling of coolie.

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Äiwoo

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Etymology

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Probably a Polynesian borrowing.

Noun

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kuli

  1. dog

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Atong (India)

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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kuli- (Bengali script কুলি)

  1. to open

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Cebuano

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kuˈliʔ/ [kʊˈl̪iʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧li

Verb

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kulî (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

  1. to be senile
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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkuliʔ/ [ˈku.l̪ɪʔ]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧li

Adjective

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kulì (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

  1. having a hard time due to some obstacle
  2. reluctant

Adverb

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kulì (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

  1. reluctantly
  2. seldom; rarely

Verb

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kulì (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

  1. to have a hard time doing something
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Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kuli m anim

  1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker)
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Further reading

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  • kuli”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kuli”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • kuli”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

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kuli

  1. animate masculine plural past active participle of kout

Drehu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuli

  1. dog

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Fijian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kuli

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

Finnish

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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From Russian куль (kulʹ).

Noun

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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
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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
abessive kulitta kuleitta
instructive kulein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kuli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kulini kulini
accusative nom. kulini kulini
gen. kulini
genitive kulini kulieni
partitive kuliani kulejani
inessive kulissani kuleissani
elative kulistani kuleistani
illative kuliini kuleihini
adessive kulillani kuleillani
ablative kuliltani kuleiltani
allative kulilleni kuleilleni
essive kulinani kuleinani
translative kulikseni kuleikseni
abessive kulittani kuleittani
instructive
comitative kuleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kulisi kulisi
accusative nom. kulisi kulisi
gen. kulisi
genitive kulisi kuliesi
partitive kuliasi kulejasi
inessive kulissasi kuleissasi
elative kulistasi kuleistasi
illative kuliisi kuleihisi
adessive kulillasi kuleillasi
ablative kuliltasi kuleiltasi
allative kulillesi kuleillesi
essive kulinasi kuleinasi
translative kuliksesi kuleiksesi
abessive kulittasi kuleittasi
instructive
comitative kuleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kulimme kulimme
accusative nom. kulimme kulimme
gen. kulimme
genitive kulimme kuliemme
partitive kuliamme kulejamme
inessive kulissamme kuleissamme
elative kulistamme kuleistamme
illative kuliimme kuleihimme
adessive kulillamme kuleillamme
ablative kuliltamme kuleiltamme
allative kulillemme kuleillemme
essive kulinamme kuleinamme
translative kuliksemme kuleiksemme
abessive kulittamme kuleittamme
instructive
comitative kuleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kulinne kulinne
accusative nom. kulinne kulinne
gen. kulinne
genitive kulinne kulienne
partitive kulianne kulejanne
inessive kulissanne kuleissanne
elative kulistanne kuleistanne
illative kuliinne kuleihinne
adessive kulillanne kuleillanne
ablative kuliltanne kuleiltanne
allative kulillenne kuleillenne
essive kulinanne kuleinanne
translative kuliksenne kuleiksenne
abessive kulittanne kuleittanne
instructive
comitative kuleinenne

Etymology 2

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From Hindi क़ुली (qulī), Urdu قلی.

Noun

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kuli

  1. coolie
Declension
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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
abessive kulitta kuleitta
instructive kulein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kuli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kulini kulini
accusative nom. kulini kulini
gen. kulini
genitive kulini kulieni
partitive kuliani kulejani
inessive kulissani kuleissani
elative kulistani kuleistani
illative kuliini kuleihini
adessive kulillani kuleillani
ablative kuliltani kuleiltani
allative kulilleni kuleilleni
essive kulinani kuleinani
translative kulikseni kuleikseni
abessive kulittani kuleittani
instructive
comitative kuleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kulisi kulisi
accusative nom. kulisi kulisi
gen. kulisi
genitive kulisi kuliesi
partitive kuliasi kulejasi
inessive kulissasi kuleissasi
elative kulistasi kuleistasi
illative kuliisi kuleihisi
adessive kulillasi kuleillasi
ablative kuliltasi kuleiltasi
allative kulillesi kuleillesi
essive kulinasi kuleinasi
translative kuliksesi kuleiksesi
abessive kulittasi kuleittasi
instructive
comitative kuleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kulimme kulimme
accusative nom. kulimme kulimme
gen. kulimme
genitive kulimme kuliemme
partitive kuliamme kulejamme
inessive kulissamme kuleissamme
elative kulistamme kuleistamme
illative kuliimme kuleihimme
adessive kulillamme kuleillamme
ablative kuliltamme kuleiltamme
allative kulillemme kuleillemme
essive kulinamme kuleinamme
translative kuliksemme kuleiksemme
abessive kulittamme kuleittamme
instructive
comitative kuleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kulinne kulinne
accusative nom. kulinne kulinne
gen. kulinne
genitive kulinne kulienne
partitive kulianne kulejanne
inessive kulissanne kuleissanne
elative kulistanne kuleistanne
illative kuliinne kuleihinne
adessive kulillanne kuleillanne
ablative kuliltanne kuleiltanne
allative kulillenne kuleillenne
essive kulinanne kuleinanne
translative kuliksenne kuleiksenne
abessive kulittanne kuleittanne
instructive
comitative kuleinenne

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Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *tuli,[1] from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Verb

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kuli

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

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuli”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 180

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *turi (compare with Maori turi),[1] from Proto-Central Pacific *tur-i, from Proto-Oceanic *tur (compare with Fijian duru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud (compare with Malay tuhut and lutut, Tagalog tuhod), from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.[2]

Noun

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kuli

  1. (anatomy) knee
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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “kuli”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 180
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “turi”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Hungarian

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Pronunciation

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

Noun

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kuli (plural kulik)

  1. coolie

Declension

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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(or kuliim)
2nd person sing. kulid kulijaid(or kuliid)
3rd person sing. kulija kulijai(or kulii)
1st person plural kulink kulijaink(or kuliink)
2nd person plural kulitok kulijaitok(or kuliitok)
3rd person plural kulijuk kulijaik(or kuliik)

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Further reading

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  • (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

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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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

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

Noun

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kuli

  1. laborer; coolie
    Synonyms: pekerja kasar, buruh kasar
    • 2019 February 20, “Pernah Jadi Kuli Bangunan, Wisanggeni Kini Tekuni Melukis [Once a Construction Laborer, Wisangenni Now Draws Diligently]”, in Suara Merdeka[2], archived from the original on 6 September 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.

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Ingrian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Russian куль (kulʹ). Doublet of kulja.

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Noun

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kuli

  1. bast sack
  2. a unit of dry volume equivalent to around 293 liters
Usage notes
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  • One kuli is equal to eight vakka.
Declension
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Declension of kuli (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kuli kulit
genitive kulin kulliin, kuliloin
partitive kullia kulija, kuliloja
illative kullii kullii, kuliloihe
inessive kulis kuliis, kulilois
elative kulist kuliist, kuliloist
allative kulille kuliille, kuliloille
adessive kulil kuliil, kuliloil
ablative kulilt kuliilt, kuliloilt
translative kuliks kuliiks, kuliloiks
essive kulinna, kulliin kuliinna, kuliloinna, kulliin, kuliloin
exessive1) kulint kuliint, kuliloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Etymology 2

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Related to Estonian kuli (dude); kuli was traditionally exclusively played by men and boys.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuli

  1. gorodki (a type of traditional game where wooden chips were hit with a stick)
Declension
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Declension of kuli (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kuli kulit
genitive kulin kulliin, kuliloin
partitive kullia kulija, kuliloja
illative kullii kullii, kuliloihe
inessive kulis kuliis, kulilois
elative kulist kuliist, kuliloist
allative kulille kuliille, kuliloille
adessive kulil kuliil, kuliloil
ablative kulilt kuliilt, kuliloilt
translative kuliks kuliiks, kuliloiks
essive kulinna, kulliin kuliinna, kuliloinna, kulliin, kuliloin
exessive1) kulint kuliint, kuliloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 216

Lindu

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kuli

  1. (anatomy) skin

Ngarrindjeri

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Noun

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kuli

  1. head

Polish

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Alternative forms

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  • (genitive plural of kula) kul

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.li/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uli
  • Syllabification: ku‧li

Verb

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kuli

  1. third-person singular present of kulić

Verb

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kuli

  1. third-person plural virile past of kuć

Noun

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kuli f

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

Slovak

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈkuʎi]
  • Hyphenation: ku‧li
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Etymology 1

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Noun

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kuli m pers

  1. coolie
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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kuli f

  1. dative/locative singular of kuľa

Further reading

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  • kuli”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Sranan Tongo

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Noun

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kuli

  1. (derogatory, offensive) 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

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English coolie.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuli class V (plural makuli class VI)

  1. coolie, dockworker

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Wolio

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kuli

  1. skin

References

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