kalis

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis. Doublet of kris.

Noun

kalis

  1. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalis/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

  1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”).

Noun

kalis

  1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

kalis

  1. screed

Verb

kalis

  1. to level off

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

  1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”).

Noun

kalis

  1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Verb

kalís

  1. to even out, especially in measuring out grain

References

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎ (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 210

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalis, from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure, unmixed; clear; sincere, true”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lɪs/
  • Rhymes: -lɪs
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Adjective

kalis

  1. clean, pure
    Synonyms: bersih, murni, suci
  2. shiny
  3. (rare) resistant
    Synonym: tahan
  4. (rare) tight
    Synonym: kedap
  5. elastic

Derived terms

Further reading

Latvian

Participle

kalis (invariable)

  1. indefinite past active participle of kalt

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of kalis
masculine (vīriešu dzimte) feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis) 		singular
(vienskaitlis) 		plural
(daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) kalis kaluši kalusi kalušas
accusative (akuzatīvs) kalušu kalušus kalušu kalušas
genitive (ģenitīvs) kaluša kalušu kalušas kalušu
dative (datīvs) kalušam kalušiem kalušai kalušām
instrumental (instrumentālis) kalušu kalušiem kalušu kalušām
locative (lokatīvs) kalušā kalušos kalušā kalušās
vocative (vokatīvs) — — — —

Verb

kalis

  1. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of kalt
  2. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of kalt

Lithuanian

Noun

kalis m

  1. potassium

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“big fish”). Cognate of Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

kalis m

  1. sheatfish

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Either from Malay keris, or Old Javanese kĕris. Compare Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris)

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. kalis, a martial art weapon or a sword derived from the kris
  2. kris
  3. (archaic) sword
Alternative forms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz.

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. chalice
  2. (botany) calyx
    Synonym: takupis

Further reading

  • “kalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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