kalis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kalis"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis, from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris Doublet of kris.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.lɪs/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.lɪs/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

kalis (plural kalises) (Philippines)

1. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

Anagrams

• Kails, LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kails, kilas, laiks, skail

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/ [ˈka.l̪ɪs̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris

Noun

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. screed

Verb

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. to level off

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

Noun

kalis

1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Verb

kalís

1. to even out, especially in measuring out grain

References

• John Kaufmann (1934), Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 210

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/ [ˈka.lɪs]
• Rhymes: -alis
• Syllabification: ka‧lis

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay kalis, from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure, unmixed; clear; sincere, true”).

Adjective

kalis (comparative lebih kalis, superlative paling kalis)

1. clean, pure

   Synonyms: bersih, murni, suci

2. shiny
3. (rare) resistant

   Synonym: tahan

4. (rare) tight

   Synonym: kedap

Verb

kalis

1. to be avoided, to be spared

Derived terms

• kalis air
• kalis gas
• kalis jais
• kalis udara

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese kalis (“impervious, unreceptive; immune”)

Adjective

kalis (comparative lebih kalis, superlative paling kalis)

1. elastic

Further reading

• “kalis”, 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

Latvian

Participle

kalis (invariable)

1. indefinite past active participle of kalt

Declension

Indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of kalis

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	kalis	kaluši		kalusi	kalušas
genitive	kaluša	kalušu		kalušas	kalušu
dative	kalušam	kalušiem		kalušai	kalušām
accusative	kalušu	kalušus		kalušu	kalušas
instrumental	kalušu	kalušiem		kalušu	kalušām
locative	kalušā	kalušos		kalušā	kalušās
vocative	—	—		—	—

Verb

kalis

1. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of kalt
2. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of kalt

Lithuanian

Noun

kalis m

1. potassium

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“big fish”). Cognate of Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

kalis m

1. sheatfish

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/ [ˈkaː.lɪs]
• Rhymes: -alis
• Syllabification: ka‧lis

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris) from Old Javanese kĕris, kris

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. kalis, a martial art weapon or a sword derived from the kris
2. kris
3. (archaic) sword

   Synonym: espada

Alternative forms

• calis — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• cris — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Descendants

• → English: kalis

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz.

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. chalice
2. (botany) calyx

   Synonym: takupis

Further reading

• “kalis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “kalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Anagrams

• sikal, likas, sakil, salik

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kalis/ [k̠ɑˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ka‧lis

Noun

kalis (Sulat Sūg spelling كَلِسْ)

1. kris

   Coordinate terms: barung, puddang