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Etymology

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Noun

kari (dual karirom, plural karigon)

  1. barbed arrow (weapon used for hunting)[1]

References

  1. ^ Foley, William A. (2018) “The languages of Northwest New Guinea”, in Palmer, Bill, editor, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide (The World of Linguistics), volume 4, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, pages 433–568

'Are'are

Noun

kari (plural hi kari, plural wau kari)

  1. octopus

Bambara

Etymology 1

Noun

kari

  1. Sunday
    Synonym: dimansi

Etymology 2

Verb

kari

  1. (transitive) to break
  2. to pick, harvest (a crop)

Basque

Noun

kari

  1. dative indefinite of ka
  2. dative singular of ka

Brunei Malay

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kari/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ri

Noun

kari

  1. curry

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ri
  • IPA(key): /kaˈɾi/

Adverb

karí

  1. Alternative form of kiri (this near me/us)

See also

Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

Noun

kari n (indeclinable)

  1. curry (mixture of ground spices)
  2. curry (dish)

Further reading

  • kari”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
  • kari”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • kari”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karja, which is likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz. Cognate with Finnish karja.

Noun

kari (genitive karja, partitive karja)

  1. cattle
  2. herd, flock
Declension
Declension of kari (ÕS type 24u/padi, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kari karjad
accusative nom.
gen. karja
genitive karjade
partitive karja karju
karjasid
illative karja
karjasse
karjadesse
karjusse
inessive karjas karjades
karjus
elative karjast karjadest
karjust
allative karjale karjadele
karjule
adessive karjal karjadel
karjul
ablative karjalt karjadelt
karjult
translative karjaks karjadeks
karjuks
terminative karjani karjadeni
essive karjana karjadena
abessive karjata karjadeta
comitative karjaga karjadega
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *kari, borrowed from late Proto-Norse (*skarj(a)-), from Proto-Germanic *skarją. Cognate with Finnish kari.

Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)

  1. reef
Inflection
Declension of kari (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kari karid
accusative nom.
gen. kari
genitive karide
partitive kari karisid
illative karri
karisse
karidesse
inessive karis karides
elative karist karidest
allative karile karidele
adessive karil karidel
ablative karilt karidelt
translative kariks karideks
terminative karini karideni
essive karina karidena
abessive karita karideta
comitative kariga karidega

Fijian

Verb

kari

  1. scrape

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kari (compare Estonian kari), borrowed from late Proto-Norse (*skarj(a)-) (compare Swedish skär, English skerry), from Proto-Germanic *skarją.

Pronunciation

Noun

kari

  1. rock (mass of stone projecting out of water or just underwater)
  2. skerry (small rocky island)
    Synonym: luoto
  3. ground (bottom of a body of water whenever it produces a navigational hazard)
    ajaa karille
    to run aground

Declension

Inflection of kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kari karit
genitive karin karien
partitive karia kareja
illative kariin kareihin
singular plural
nominative kari karit
accusative nom. kari karit
gen. karin
genitive karin karien
partitive karia kareja
inessive karissa kareissa
elative karista kareista
illative kariin kareihin
adessive karilla kareilla
ablative karilta kareilta
allative karille kareille
essive karina kareina
translative kariksi kareiksi
abessive karitta kareitta
instructive karein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karini karini
accusative nom. karini karini
gen. karini
genitive karini karieni
partitive kariani karejani
inessive karissani kareissani
elative karistani kareistani
illative kariini kareihini
adessive karillani kareillani
ablative kariltani kareiltani
allative karilleni kareilleni
essive karinani kareinani
translative karikseni kareikseni
abessive karittani kareittani
instructive
comitative kareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative karisi karisi
accusative nom. karisi karisi
gen. karisi
genitive karisi kariesi
partitive kariasi karejasi
inessive karissasi kareissasi
elative karistasi kareistasi
illative kariisi kareihisi
adessive karillasi kareillasi
ablative kariltasi kareiltasi
allative karillesi kareillesi
essive karinasi kareinasi
translative kariksesi kareiksesi
abessive karittasi kareittasi
instructive
comitative kareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karimme karimme
accusative nom. karimme karimme
gen. karimme
genitive karimme kariemme
partitive kariamme karejamme
inessive karissamme kareissamme
elative karistamme kareistamme
illative kariimme kareihimme
adessive karillamme kareillamme
ablative kariltamme kareiltamme
allative karillemme kareillemme
essive karinamme kareinamme
translative kariksemme kareiksemme
abessive karittamme kareittamme
instructive
comitative kareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative karinne karinne
accusative nom. karinne karinne
gen. karinne
genitive karinne karienne
partitive karianne karejanne
inessive karissanne kareissanne
elative karistanne kareistanne
illative kariinne kareihinne
adessive karillanne kareillanne
ablative kariltanne kareiltanne
allative karillenne kareillenne
essive karinanne kareinanne
translative kariksenne kareiksenne
abessive karittanne kareittanne
instructive
comitative kareinenne

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From kar (faculty; arm) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

kari (not comparable)

  1. faculty (of or relating to faculty)
    kari személyzetfaculty members
  2. of arm
    kari vénavein of the arm
Declension
Inflection (stem in -a-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kari kariak
accusative karit kariakat
dative karinak kariaknak
instrumental karival kariakkal
causal-final kariért kariakért
translative karivá kariakká
terminative kariig kariakig
essive-formal kariként kariakként
essive-modal
inessive kariban kariakban
superessive karin kariakon
adessive karinál kariaknál
illative kariba kariakba
sublative karira kariakra
allative karihoz kariakhoz
elative kariból kariakból
delative kariról kariakról
ablative karitól kariaktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
karié kariaké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kariéi kariakéi

Etymology 2

Clipping and -i diminutive of karácsony (Christmas).

Noun

kari (plural karik)

  1. (informal) Christmas
    Synonym: karácsony
Declension
Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kari karik
accusative karit karikat
dative karinak kariknak
instrumental karival karikkal
causal-final kariért karikért
translative karivá karikká
terminative kariig karikig
essive-formal kariként karikként
essive-modal
inessive kariban karikban
superessive karin karikon
adessive karinál kariknál
illative kariba karikba
sublative karira karikra
allative karihoz karikhoz
elative kariból karikból
delative kariról karikról
ablative karitól kariktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular
karié kariké
non-attributive
possessive - plural
kariéi karikéi
Possessive forms of kari
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. karim karijaim(or kariim)
2nd person sing. karid karijaid(or kariid)
3rd person sing. karija karijai(or karii)
1st person plural karink karijaink(or kariink)
2nd person plural karitok karijaitok(or kariitok)
3rd person plural karijuk karijaik(or kariik)

Further reading

  • kari in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian

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Sepiring kari.

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kari

  1. curry
    1. one of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce.
    2. a spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder.

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

kari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かり
  2. Rōmaji transcription of カリ

Kaurna

Noun

kari

  1. emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.

Noun

kari class 12 (plural tũri)

  1. some species of the family Connaraceae
    1. Agelaea pentagyna (syn. A. heterophylla[1])[2]
      Synonym: mũcũthi
    2. Rourea thomsonii[2]

References

  1. ^ kari” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 380. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN

Laboya

kari

Etymology

Compare Indonesian kerbau.

Noun

kari

  1. water buffalo

References

  • Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kari”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 46

Latvian

Noun

kari m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of karš

Lindu

Noun

kari

  1. dried meat; jerky

Mansaka

Etymology

From kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali.

Verb

kari

  1. to dig

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali).[2][3] Doublet of keri.

Verb

kari

  1. to dig
    Synonyms: huke, kōkō
  2. to cleave
  3. to wound

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 130
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kali.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 123-4

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kari”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 119
  • kari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Noun

kari

  1. curry

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Northern Ohlone

Adverb

kari

  1. out, outside
    • 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes:
      hoṭṭo kari
      come outside

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From the name Kari.

Noun

kari f (definite singular karia, indefinite plural karier, definite plural kariene)

  1. a crow (black bird of the genus Corvus)
  2. (in compounds)
    1. used in calendar terms
      kari + ‎-mess → ‎karimess
    2. used as a prefix, condescendingly to a woman

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kari n

  1. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kar

References

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

kari

  1. second/third-person singular aorist active of karoti (to do)

Seychellois Creole

Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Noun

kari

  1. curry

References

  • Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English call.

Verb

kari

  1. to call
  2. to list, to mention, to name one by one, to enumerate

Noun

kari

  1. invitation, summons
  2. phone number

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). Doublet of karí (cafeteria food).

Pronunciation

Noun

kari (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒ)

  1. curry

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay kari, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). Doublet of kari (curry).

Pronunciation

Noun

karí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒ)

  1. any ready-cooked dish served in a restaurant or eatery
Derived terms

References

  • kari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 79
  • Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 101

Anagrams

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاری (kari), from Arabic قَارِئ (qāriʔ), active participle of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, to read).

Noun

kari (definite accusative kariyi, plural kariler)

  1. (dated) reader
    Synonyms: okur, okuyucu
  2. a professional Qur'an reader

References

Yawuru

Noun

kari

  1. grog, alcohol

References

  • Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

Yoruba

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly from (let) +‎ à- (nominalizing prefix) +‎ (to see), literally let us see; let us know. While it is an interrogative marker (see kàríbi (where) and kàrìgbì (when), it also may be used as a synonym to kàríbi or kàbí. Those in the current Nigerian state of Ekiti may use kàbí or ubi sí, in addition to kàríbi. In the Akure subdialect of Ekiti, they mainly use kàríbi, in addition to kàí or kàbí. All these terms are synonymous and can generally used by any Ekiti speaker regardless of subdialect. The term kàrí is also used in Ijesha.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /kà.ɾí/

Particle

kàrí

  1. (Ekiti) Used to make an interrogative question regarding place or time.

Derived terms

Adverb

kàrí

  1. (interrogative, Ekiti) Alternative form of kàríbi (where)
    Synonyms: kàríbi, kàbí, ubi sí
    kàrí
    where are you?
  2. (interrogative, Ijesha) where
    kàrí ọ rán
    where are you?