Kuli

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kuli"

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”).

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
  2. (figurative) slave
Declension
Declension of Kuli
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuli die Kulis
genitive eines des Kulis der Kulis
dative einem dem Kuli den Kulis
accusative einen den Kuli die Kulis

Etymology 2

Clipping of Ku(ge)l(schreiber) +‎ -i.

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. (colloquial) clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen
Declension
Declension of Kuli
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuli die Kulis
genitive eines des Kulis der Kulis
dative einem dem Kuli den Kulis
accusative einen den Kuli die Kulis

Further reading

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Kuli

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • Sakizaya personal name is composed of: given name + parent's name (often father's name)+ o (genitive marker) + family name, e.g. Tuku Tiway o Sayun.

References

  • Center for aboriginal studies (2014) “Kuli”, in 原住民族人名譜 ‎ (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples
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