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Translingual
Symbol
cly
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Eastern Highland Chatino.
See also
English
Etymology
Probably related to claw; referred by some to Dutch kleed (“a garment”); "to fake a cly" was to take a garment.
Pronunciation
Verb
cly (third-person singular simple present clies, present participle clying, simple past and past participle clied)
- (slang, obsolete, transitive) To seize; to steal.
Noun
cly (plural clies)
- (slang, obsolete) A person's pocket.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Chinook Jargon
Etymology
Borrowed from English cry.
Verb
cly
- to cry, be sad
Welsh
Pronunciation
Verb
cly
- Obsolete form of clo (“(s/he) locks, closes”).
Mutation