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See also: Gali, gālí, galį, and гали

Gamilaraay

gali

Etymology

From Proto-Central New South Wales *galing.

Pronunciation

Noun

gali

  1. water
  2. rain
  3. tear

Derived terms

References

  • Austin, Peter. 1993. A Reference Dictionary of Gamilaraay, northern New South Wales.
  • (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

Iban

Pronunciation

Verb

gali

  1. to lie down

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Malay gali, from kali, from Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Verb

gali (active menggali, passive digali)

  1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
Conjugation
Conjugation of gali (meng-, transitive)
Root gali
Active Involuntary Passive Basic /
Imperative
Emphatic /
Jussive
Active menggali tergali digali gali galilahlah
Locative
Causative / Applicative1 menggalikan tergalikan digalikan galikan galikanlah
Causative
Locative
Causative / Applicative1
1The -kan row is either causative or applicative, with transitive roots it mostly has applicative meaning.
Notes:
Some of these forms do normally not exist or are rarely used in standard Indonesian. Some forms may also change meaning.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch galei, from Middle Dutch galeye, from Old French galee, from Latin galea, from Byzantine Greek γάλεα (gálea) of unknown origin, probably from Ancient Greek γαλέη (galéē), a kind of a small fish, from γαλεός (galeós, dog-fish or small shark). Cognate of Malay gali, ghali (galley).

Noun

gali (plural gali-gali)

  1. (nautical) galley: A long, slender ship propelled primarily by oars, whether having masts and sails or not; usually referring to rowed warships used in the Mediterranean from the 16th century until the modern era.

Etymology 3

Blend of gabungan (group) +‎ anak (child) +‎ liar (wild).

Noun

gali

  1. (dialectal) criminal
    Hyponyms: pencoleng, penodong, perampok

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.li/
  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Hyphenation: gà‧li

Noun

galî m

  1. plural of galio

Latvian

Noun

gali m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of gals

Lithuanian

Pronunciation

Verb

galì

  1. second-person singular present of galėti

Verb

gãli

  1. third-person singular present of galėti
  2. third-person plural present of galėti

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

From kali, from Proto-Malayic *kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

Pronunciation

Verb

gali (Jawi spelling ݢالي)

  1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
    Synonym: korek

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gali
  • North Moluccan Malay: gale

Further reading

North Moluccan Malay

Etymology 1

Alternative form of gale.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡali/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li

Verb

gali

  1. Alternative form of gale

Etymology 2

From Malay geli.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈli/
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li

Adjective

galí

  1. ticklish
    Ta rasa gali ka kalo nga pegang-pegang ta pe paha.
    I feel ticklish when you touch my thighs.
  2. disgusted
    Itu video yang ta kase tunjung pa dia biking dia rasa gali.
    The video that I showed to him made him feel disgusted.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

gali

  1. (non-standard since 2012) feminine singular of galen
  2. (non-standard since 2012) neuter singular of galen

Verb

gali

  1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of gala

Old Norse

Verb

gali

  1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive of gala

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.li/
  • Rhymes: -ali
  • Syllabification: ga‧li

Noun

gali f

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

Romanian

Pronunciation

Noun

gali m

  1. indefinite plural of gal

Swahili

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
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Borrowed from English gallium.

Noun

gali class IX (plural gali class X)

  1. gallium
    Synonym: galliamu

Etymology 2

Adjective

gali (invariable)

  1. Alternative form of ghali

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ga‧li

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nani and Maori ngari.

Verb

gali (plural gagali)

  1. (stative) to be pretty, beautiful

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋali. Cognates include Hawaiian nali and Samoan gali.

Verb

gali (plural tagali)

  1. (intransitive) to gnaw
  2. (transitive) to eat by gnawing

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 136

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Ga
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Etymology

Ultimately from New Latin gallium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements.

Pronunciation

Noun

gali

  1. gallium

Welsh

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English galley.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

gali f or m (plural galïau or galis)

  1. (nautical) galley, caboose (cookroom aboard a ship)
    Synonym: ceginfa
  2. (nautical, historical) galley (long low boat propelled by oars)

Mutation

Mutated forms of gali
radical soft nasal aspirate
gali ali ngali unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “gali”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies