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کلی

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See also: كلي and گلی

Khalaj

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Determiner

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کُلّی (kullı)

  1. Arabic spelling of kullı (“all”)

Mazanderani

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Noun

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کلی (kli)

  1. key

Pashto

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Etymology

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From Proto-Pathan *kəδáy < *kədáγ, from an ancestral Middle Iranian form *kadág,[1] from Proto-Iranian *katákah (“house”), diminutive of *kátah. Compare Persian کده (kade, “house”), and Old Armenian քաղաք (kʻałakʻ), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کلی • (kəlay) m

  1. village

Declension

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Declension of کلى
singular plural
direct کلى (kəlay) کلي (kəli)
oblique کلي (kəli) کلو (kəlo)
vocative کليه (kəlya) کلو (kəlo)

References

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  1. ^ Julian Kreidl (2021), “Lambdacism and the development of Old Iranian *t in Pashto”, in Iran and the Caucasus
  1. Pashtoon, Zeeya A. (2009), “کلی”, in Pashto–English Dictionary, Hyattsville: Dunwoody Press

Punjabi

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Etymology

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Feminine of کُلّا (kullā, “hut; modest home”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کُلّی • (kullī) f (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੁੱਲੀ)

  1. hut, shack

Declension

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Declension of کلی
singular plural
direct کُلّی (kullī) کُلِّیاں (kulliyāṉ)
oblique کُلّی (kullī) کُلِّیاں (kulliyāṉ)
vocative کُلّئِیے (kull'iye) کُلِّیو (kulliyo)
ablative کُلِّیوں (kulliyoṉ) —
locative کُلّے (kulle) کُلِّیں (kulliīṉ)
instrumental — —

Further reading

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  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002), “کُلّی”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat (in Punjabi), Lahore: عزیز پبلشرز [ʻazīz pabliśarz]
  • “کُلّی”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2026

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑀺𑀕 (kaliga), from Sanskrit कलिका (kalikā). Cognate with Gujarati કળી (kaḷī), Marathi कळी (kaḷī).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کَلی • (kalī) f (Hindi spelling कली)

  1. bud (of a flower)
Declension
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Declension of کلی
singular plural
direct کَلی (kalī) کَلِیاں (kaliyā̃)
oblique کَلی (kalī) کَلِیوں (kaliyō̃)
vocative کَلی (kalī) کَلِیو (kaliyō)

Etymology 2

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Feminine form of کُلّا (kullā), from Sanskrit कवल (kavala).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کُلّی • (kullī) f (Hindi spelling कुल्ली)

  1. a mouthful of any liquid
  2. a gargle
Declension
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Declension of کلی
singular plural
direct کُلّی (kullī) کُلِّیاں (kulliyā̃)
oblique کُلّی (kullī) کُلِّیوں (kulliyō̃)
vocative کُلّی (kullī) کُلِّیو (kulliyō)

References

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  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kali”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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  • Platts, John T. (1884), “کلی”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co., page 845
  • Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971), “کلی”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co., page 493
  • “کلی”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2026.
  • John Shakespear (1834), “کلی”, in A dictionary, Hindustani and English: with a copious index, fitting the work to serve, also, as a dictionary of English and Hindustani, 3rd edition, London: J.L. Cox and Son, →OCLC, page 1363
  • “کلی”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.