gari

See also: garí, gári, and gà ri

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gari (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of garri (“West African food made from cassava”)

Etymology 2

From Japanese ガリ.

Noun

gari (uncountable)

1. Thinly sliced marinated ginger served as a condiment with sushi.

Anagrams

• ragi, Gair, Ağrı, Riga, agri, agri-

Afar

Etymology 1

Gari (1).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognates include Somali gerí.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈri/ [ɡʌˈɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Noun

garí f 

1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)

Declension

Declension of garí
absolutive	garí
predicative	garí
subjective	garí
genitive	garí
Postpositioned forms l-case garíl k-case garík t-case garít h-case garíh

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡari/ [ˈɡʌɾɪ]
• Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Adverb

gári

1. near

Noun

gári m 

1. surroundings, environment

Declension

Declension of gári
absolutive	gári
predicative	gári
subjective	garí
genitive	garí
Postpositioned forms l-case gáril k-case gárik t-case gárit h-case gárih

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gàri”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *gali.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

• IPA^(key): /ɡaɾi/, [ɡa.ɾi]

Noun

gari inan

1. wheat

Declension

Declension of gari (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	gari	garia	gariak
ergative	garik	gariak	gariek
dative	gariri	gariari	gariei
genitive	gariren	gariaren	garien
comitative	garirekin	gariarekin	gariekin
causative	garirengatik	gariarengatik	gariengatik
benefactive	garirentzat	gariarentzat	garientzat
instrumental	gariz	gariaz	gariez
inessive	garitan	garian	garietan
locative	garitako	gariko	garietako
allative	garitara	garira	garietara
terminative	garitaraino	gariraino	garietaraino
directive	garitarantz	garirantz	garietarantz
destinative	garitarako	garirako	garietarako
ablative	garitatik	garitik	garietatik
partitive	garirik	—	—
prolative	garitzat	—	—

Further reading

• “gari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “gari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ga‧ri
• IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾi/ [ɡaˈɾi]

Adjective

garí

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to look like; seem; as if

   Synonym: garo

   Gari may maabot ki tawo.

   It looks like someone is coming.

   Gari punaw na siya.

   S/he seems to be hungry.

Adverb

garí

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) ostensibly; apparently; seemingly

   Synonym: garo

   Nag-uli siya sa balay gari pagal hali sa trabaho.

   S/he went home seemingly tired from work.

Hausa

Etymology

Cognate with Duwai gər, Lagwan ghu.

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ɡà.ɽíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡə̀.ɽíː]

Noun

gàrī m (plural garūruwā̀, possessed form gàrin)

1. town, village

Related terms

• garu

Descendants

• → Tal: garii

See also

• birni

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ɡàː.ɽíː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɡàː.ɽíː]

Noun

gā̀rī m (possessed form gā̀rin)

1. flour
2. powder, powdered substance

References

• Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 71.

Iban

Alternative forms

• garik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɡariʔ]

Noun

gari

1. shirt
2. blouse

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ri/
• Rhymes: -ri, -i
• Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi कड़ी (kaṛī) via Malay gari.

Noun

gari

1. manacles (a shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff)

   Synonym: borgol

Verb

gari (active menggari, passive digari, perfective passive tergari)

1. (transitive) to manacle (to confine with manacles)

   Synonym: borgol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ガリ (gari).

Noun

gari

1. gari (thinly sliced marinated ginger served as a condiment with sushi)

Further reading

• “gari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
• “menggari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

gari

1. Rōmaji transcription of がり

Krio

Etymology

From Yoruba gàrí.

Noun

gari

1. cassava flour

Latin

Noun

garī

1. genitive singular of garum

Latvian

Noun

gari m

1. nominative/vocative plural of gars

Adjective

gari

1. nominative plural masculine of garš

Adverb

gari

1. long; adverbial form of garš

   gari un plaši skaidrot ― to explain long and broadly (= fully, thoroughly)

   gari stiepts svilpiens ― a long drawn whistle

   gari elpo Jānelis ― Jānelis breathes long (= draws a long breath)

Malay

Etymology

From Hindi कड़ी (kaṛī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡari/
• Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Noun

gari (Jawi spelling ݢاري, plural gari-gari, informal 1st possessive gariku, 2nd possessive garimu, 3rd possessive garinya)

1. handcuffs; manacles

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• penggari [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
• menggari [agent focus] (meN-)
• digari [patient focus] (di-)
• tergari [agentless action] (teR-)
• bergari [stative / habitual] (beR-)

Descendants

• Indonesian: gari

Further reading

• “gari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maore Comorian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili gari, from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ri/

Noun

gari class 5 (plural magari class 6)

1. car (automobile)
2. vehicle

References

• “gari” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Portuguese

Uma gari

Etymology

Named after French businessman Aleixo Gary, who in 1876 was contracted by the government of Rio de Janeiro to provide sanitation services.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɡaˈɾi/

• Rhymes: -i
• Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Noun

gari m or f by sense (plural garis)

1. (Brazil) street sweeper

Further reading

• “gari”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “gari”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

gari

1. well-cooked and ready to eat (of food)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

gari

1. jaundice

References

• Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “gari”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Swahili

gari

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic قاري (gāri, “car”), from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, car”)/Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī) or Persian گاری (gâri, “cart”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡa.ri/

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

gari (ma class, plural magari)

1. car (automobile)

   kuendesha gari ― to drive a car

2. vehicle (any vehicle, including wagons and trains)

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • garimoshi (“train”)

Related terms

• motokaa

Descendants

• → Chichewa: galimoto
• → Kamba: ngali
• → Kikuyu: ngari
• → Maore Comorian: gari
• → Meru: ngari

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡarɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈɡaːri/, /ˈɡari/

Verb

gari

1. Soft mutation of cari.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
cari	gari	nghari	chari
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• gaàrí

Etymology

From Hausa gā̀rī.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡà.ɾí/

Noun

gàrí

1. cassava flour
2. A liquid food made with cassava flour and water

Verb

gàrí

1. (idiomatic) to feed; to sustain

Descendants

• → Krio: gari