kal

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See also: kaļ, kał, kál, kål, ką̊l, käl-, -kal, -kál, -kal-, and кал

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

kal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Greenlandic.

Acholi[edit]

Noun[edit]

kál

  1. millet

Assangori[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal

  1. water

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Atong (India)[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal (Bengali script কাল)

  1. horn (traditional instrument)

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Azerbaijani[edit]

Other scripts
Cyrillic کال
Abjad кал

Etymology[edit]

From Persian کال.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [cɑɫ]
  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

kal (comparative daha kal, superlative ən kal)

  1. unripe
    Synonyms: dəyməmiş, yetişməmiş, göy
  2. dull, stupid
    Synonyms: key, küt, kütbeyin, gecanlayan, tupoy
  3. (of voice) hoarse
    Synonyms: tutqun, boğunuq
  4. 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[edit]

  • kal” in Obastan.com.

Central Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal

  1. house.

Cornish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Variant of kalgh

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /kal/

Noun[edit]

kal f (plural kalghyow)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Czech[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ.

Noun[edit]

kal m inan

  1. dregs (suspended sediment or other particles in a liquid)
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalit

Further reading[edit]

  • kal in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kal in Internetová jazyková příručka

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kal

  1. inflection of kallen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams[edit]

Guinea-Bissau Creole[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese qual.

Pronoun[edit]

kal

  1. what

Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal n (genitive singular kals, no plural)

  1. frostbite

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese qual.

Pronoun[edit]

kal

  1. which

Kholosi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (kalla)), from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya).

Adverb[edit]

kal

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: sabô

References[edit]

  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran[1], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

Kristang[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese qual.

Pronunciation[edit]

Pronoun[edit]

kal

  1. (interrogative) what; which[1]
  2. (relative) which[2]

References[edit]

  • Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University
  1. ^ Prištic, p. 27
  2. ^ Prištic, p. 27

Ladino[edit]

Ladino Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia lad

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew קָהָל (qahál, community).

Noun[edit]

kal m (Latin spelling)

  1. (Judaism) synagogue
  2. community

Further reading[edit]

  • 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[edit]

Verb[edit]

kal

  1. inflection of kalt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kal (masculine kalen, neuter kaalt, comparative méi kal, superlative am keelsten)

  1. cold

Declension[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Related to Arabic كَهْل (kahl, elderly).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kal (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. (of people) old
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kokin, mezin, navsera, pîr, sere
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal m (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. old man
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kalik, kokin
Declension[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Perhaps related to Persian کال (kâl, year).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kal (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. (of melons or corn) unripe, green
    Synonyms: xam, xang
Derived terms[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal m (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: kalik, şiftî, zebeş
  2. melon
    Synonym: gindor

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “kal”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 413

Serbo-Croatian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂los (dark), whence also Latin cālīgō (darkness, gloom) and Sanskrit काल (kāla, black).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kȃl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑л)

  1. mud
    Synonyms: blato, mulj, kaljuga

Declension[edit]

South Efate[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal

  1. digging stick

Sumerian[edit]

Romanization[edit]

kal

  1. Romanization of 𒆗 (kal)

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From or related to Old Norse *kǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (bare, bald).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kal (comparative kalare, superlative kalast)

  1. lacking its natural covering; bare, without hair or vegetation or leaves or the like
    en kal skalle
    a bald head
    ett kalt träd
    a tree without leaves
    en kal grotta
    a cave with nothing more than the stone walls (no moss, vines, etc.)
  2. bare (lacking decorations)
    kala väggar
    bare walls
    ett kalt rum
    a bare room

Declension[edit]

Inflection of kal
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular kal kalare kalast
Neuter singular kalt kalare kalast
Plural kala kalare kalast
Masculine plural3 kale kalare kalast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 kale kalare kalaste
All kala kalare kalaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

References[edit]

Tama (Chad)[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal

  1. water

References[edit]

Tedim Chin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la. Cognates include Khumi Chin ämäkei, Mizo kal and Zou kel.

Noun[edit]

kal

  1. kidney

References[edit]

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Turkish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalmak

Wik-Mungkan[edit]

Noun[edit]

kal

  1. rat

Zou[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

kal

  1. (intransitive) to increase

References[edit]

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44