Kuli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kuli"

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuːli/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”).

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
2. (figurative) slave

Declension

Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kuli	die	Kulis
genitive	eines	des	Kulis	der	Kulis
dative	einem	dem	Kuli	den	Kulis
accusative	einen	den	Kuli	die	Kulis

Etymology 2

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

1. (colloquial) Clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen

Declension

Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Kuli	die	Kulis
genitive	eines	des	Kulis	der	Kulis
dative	einem	dem	Kuli	den	Kulis
accusative	einen	den	Kuli	die	Kulis

Further reading

• “Kuli” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Kuli (Schreibwerkzeug, Stift)” in Duden online
• “Kuli (Tageloehner, Arbeiter)” in Duden online