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See also: kaļ ,
kał ,
kál ,
kâl ,
kål ,
ką̊l ,
käl- ,
-kal ,
-kál ,
-kal- , and кал
Translingual
Symbol
kal
( international standards ) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Greenlandic .
Acholi
Noun
kál
millet
Assangori
Noun
kal
water
References
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
Noun
kal (Bengali script কাল )
horn (traditional instrument)
References
Azerbaijani
Etymology
From Persian کال .
Pronunciation
Adjective
kal (comparative daha kal , superlative ən kal )
unripe
Synonyms: dəyməmiş , yetişməmiş , göy
dull , stupid
Synonyms: key , küt , kütbeyin , gecanlayan , tupoy
( of voice ) hoarse
Synonyms: tutqun , boğunuq
only used in yuxudan kal durmaq tired , half asleep , sleep -deprived
Yuxudan kal durmuşam. ― I woke up tired , I didn't get enough sleep.
Further reading
Central Nahuatl
Noun
kal
house .
Cornish
Etymology
Variant of kalgh
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /kal/
Noun
kal f (plural kalghyow )
( anatomy ) penis
Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ .
Noun
kal m inan
dregs ( suspended sediment or other particles in a liquid )
Declension
Declension of kal (hard masculine inanimate )
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kal
second-person singular imperative of kalit
Further reading
“kal ”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
“kal ”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
“kal ”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
kal
inflection of kallen :
first-person singular present indicative
(in case of inversion ) second-person singular present indicative
imperative
Anagrams
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese qual .
Pronoun
kal
what
Icelandic
Pronunciation
Noun
kal n (genitive singular kals , no plural )
frostbite
Declension
Declension of kal (sg-only neuter )
Derived terms
Anagrams
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese qual .
Pronoun
kal
which
Kholosi
Etymology
From Paisaci Prakrit (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 ( kalla ) ), from Sanskrit कल्य ( kalya ) .
Adverb
kal
yesterday
Antonym: sabô
References
Rezaei, Tahereh (2020 ) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran , Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization
Kristang
Etymology
From Portuguese qual .
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kal
( interrogative ) what ; which [ 1]
( relative ) which [ 2]
References
Ladislav Prištic (2010 ) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
^ Prištic, p. 27
^ Prištic, p. 27
Ladino
Etymology
From Hebrew קָהָל ( qahál , “ community ” ) .
Noun
kal m (Latin spelling )
( Judaism ) synagogue
community
Further reading
Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013– ), “caħal ”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977 ) “kal”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN , page 261
Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000 ) “kal”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary , Hippocrene Books, →ISBN , page 205
Recuero, Pascual (1977 ) “kal”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN , page 76
Latvian
Verb
kal
inflection of kalt :
second-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German *kald , northern variant of kalt .
Cognate with German kalt , Dutch koud , English cold , Icelandic kaldur , West Frisian kâld .
Pronunciation
Adjective
kal (masculine kalen , neuter kaalt , comparative méi kal , superlative am keelsten )
cold
Declension
Antonyms
Derived terms
Northern Kurdish
Etymology 1
Related to Arabic كَهْل ( kahl , “ elderly ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
kal (Arabic spelling کال )
( of men ) old
Synonyms: îxtîyar , kokin , mezin , navsera , pîr , sere
Derived terms
Noun
kal m (Arabic spelling کال )
old man
Synonyms: îxtîyar , kalik , kokin
Declension
Etymology 2
Perhaps related to Persian کال ( kâl , “ year ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
kal (Arabic spelling کال )
( of melons or corn ) unripe , green
Synonyms: xam , xang
Derived terms
Noun
kal m (Arabic spelling کال )
watermelon
Synonyms: kalik , şiftî , zebeş
melon
Synonym: gindor
References
Chyet, Michael L. (2020 ) “kal ”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 413
Pipil
Etymology
Compare Classical Nahuatl calli .
Noun
kal (plural kajkat )
house
Further reading
Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador . Mouton De Gruyter.
Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao .
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ , from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂los ( “ dark ” ) , whence also Latin cālīgō ( “ darkness, gloom ” ) and Sanskrit काल ( kāla , “ black ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
kȃl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑л )
mud
Synonyms: blato , mulj , kaljuga
Declension
South Efate
Pronunciation
Noun
kal
digging stick
Sumerian
Romanization
kal
Romanization of 𒆗 ( kal )
Swedish
Etymology
From or related to Old Norse *kǫlr , from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz ( “ bare, bald ” ) .
Pronunciation
Adjective
kal (comparative kalare , superlative kalast )
lacking its natural covering; bare , without hair or vegetation or leaves or the like
ett kalt träd a tree without leaves
en kal grotta a cave with nothing more than the stone walls (no moss, vines, etc.)
bare (lacking decorations)
Declension
References
Tama (Chad)
Noun
kal
water
References
Tedim Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal , from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la . Cognates include Khumi Chin ämäkei , Mizo kal and Zou kel .
Noun
kal
kidney
References
Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Turkish
Pronunciation
Verb
kal
second-person singular imperative of kalmak
Wik-Mungkan
Noun
kal
rat
Zou
Pronunciation
Verb
kal
( intransitive ) to increase
References
Lukram Himmat Singh (2013 ) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou , Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44