kalian

English

Etymology 1

From New Latin kalium +‎ -ian.

Adjective

kalian (not comparable)

1. (mineralogy) Containing potassium.

   Synonym: potassian

Etymology 2

Noun

kalian (plural kalians)

1. A hookah.

Anagrams

• Kalina, kai-lan, kailan

Esperanto

Adjective

kalian

1. accusative singular of kalia

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalian, a clipping of sekalian, from se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlian/ [kaˈli.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧li‧an

Pronoun

kalian

1. you (plural)

Determiner

kalian

1. your (plural)

Further reading

• “kalian”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Alternative forms

• sekalian

Etymology

Clipping of sekalian, equivalent to se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka.li.an]

  • Audio (Malaysia):

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• Rhymes: -ian, -an
• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧an

Pronoun

kalian (Jawi spelling کالين)

1. (archaic) Second person plural pronoun; you (plural), you all, you guys.

   Synonyms: awak semua, kamu semua, kau orang, hangpa (Kedah), kome (Perak)

   Janganlah kalian mendekati perkara yang sudah dilarang-Nya.

   Don't approach things that have been prohibited by Him.

Usage notes

• kalian as a pronoun is very rarely used in Malaysian Malay except in religious texts such as translations of hadiths and the Quran.

See also

Malay personal pronouns

	Singular	Plural
1st person	saya1 aku3	kita4 kami2 & 5 kita orang3 & 5
2nd person	awak1 anda2 awda8 (eng)kau3 kamu3	(2nd person) + semua6 kalian2 (eng)kau orang3
3rd person	dia ia beliau7 -nya2	mereka2 dia orang3

¹ Polite.
² Formal.
³ Informal.
⁴ Includes the listener (inclusive).
⁵ Excludes the listener (exclusive).
⁶ Formality depends on the second person pronoun used.
⁷ Honorific.
⁸ Formal (Brunei).

Notes:

• This table mostly only shows personal pronouns that are commonly used in the standard language and within the Klang Valley area.
• The second person pronouns are often replaced by kinship terms, titles, or the like.
• The enclitic -nya is only used obliquely (as an object or possessor).
• The second person pronoun kamu is usually only used when speaking with younger speakers.

See each entry for more information.

Determiner

kalian (Jawi spelling کالين)

1. Encompassing all; all.

   kalian murid / murid kalian ― all students

   kalian pemain / pemain kalian ― all players

Further reading

• "kalian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017