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	standard	saya / ساي aku / اکو, ku- / كوـ (informal/towards God) -ku / ـكو (poetic possessive) hamba / همبا (dated) daku / داکو (poetic)	kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta / بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu / کامو
		engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاوـ (informal/poetic/towards God) kau / كاو (informal) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) anda / اندا (formal) awda / اءودا (Brunei, formal) -mu / ـمو (poetic possessive) dikau / ديکاو (poetic)	anda semua / اندا سموا (formal) awak semua / اوق سموا kamu semua / كامو سموا kalian / کالين (archaic) kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku / توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / ـڽ (possessive)	mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda / بݢيندا

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 [Malay Literary Reference Centre] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017