kalian

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English

Etymology 1

From New Latin kalium +‎ -ian.

Adjective

kalian (not comparable)

  1. (mineralogy) Containing potassium.
    Synonym: potassian

Etymology 2

Noun

kalian (plural kalians)

  1. A hookah.

Anagrams

Esperanto

Adjective

kalian

  1. accusative singular of kalia

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalian, a clipping of sekalian, from se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kalian

  1. you (plural)

Determiner

kalian

  1. your (plural)

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Clipping of sekalian, equivalent to se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

Pronoun

kalian (Jawi spelling کالين)

  1. (informal) you (plural), you all, y'all
    Synonyms: awak semua, kamu semua, kau orang, hangpa, kome
    Kalian tengah buat apa sekarang?
    What are you guys doing right now?

Usage notes

See also

Malay personal pronouns
singular plural
1st person standard saya / ساي
aku / اکو, ku- / كو- (informal/towards God)
-ku / -كو (informal possessive)
hamba / همبا (dated)
kami / کامي (exclusive)
kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive)
kita / کيت (inclusive)
royal beta / بيتا
2nd person standard kamu / کامو
anda / اندا (formal)
engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاو- (informal/towards God)
awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger)
-mu / -مو (possessive)
awak semua / اوق سموا
kamu semua / كامو سموا
kalian / کالين (informal)
kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
royal tuanku / توانكو
3rd person standard dia / دي
ia / اي
beliau / بلياو (honorific)
-nya / (possessive)
mereka / مريک
dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
royal baginda / بݢيندا

Determiner

kalian (Jawi spelling کالين)

  1. all
    kalian murid / murid kalianall students
    kalian pemain / pemain kalianall players

Further reading