kulis

See also: Kulis, Kuliś, and Kuliš

English

Noun

kulis

1. plural of kuli

Anagrams

• Lukis

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧lis

Noun

kulis

1. collard (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
2. the leaves of this plant

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English coolies, plural of coolie, from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.lis/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ulis
• Syllabification: ku‧lis

Noun

kulis m pers

1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker)

Declension

Declension of kulis

	singular	plural
nominative	kulis	kulisi/kulisy (deprecative)
genitive	kulisa	kulisów
dative	kulisowi	kulisom
accusative	kulisa	kulisów
instrumental	kulisem	kulisami
locative	kulisie	kulisach
vocative	kulisie	kulisi

Further reading

• kulis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kulis in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French coulisse.

Noun

kulis (definite accusative kulisyi, plural kulisler)

1. (theater) side of a stage, dressing room
2. (economics) currency exchange place other than stock market
3. a place where private work is carried out among related people to achieve a goal
4. (figurative) unknown aspects of something

References

• “kulis”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu