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English
Noun
kulis
- plural of kuli
Anagrams
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
kulis
- collard (Brassica oleracea var. acephala)
- the leaves of this plant
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English coolies, plural of coolie, from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkulis/
- Rhymes: -ulis
- Syllabification: ku‧lis
Noun
kulis m pers
- coolie (unskilled Asian worker)
Declension
Further reading
- kulis in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kulis in Polish dictionaries at PWN