karri

See also: Karri and karrí

English

Noun

karri (countable and uncountable, plural karris)

1. The tree Eucalyptus diversicolor, native to south-western Western Australia.
   • 2018, John C. Ryan, Forest Family: Australian Culture, Art, and Trees, page 104:

     As an artist keenly attracted to Western Australian gums, specifically karris and tuarts, van Raalte prioritized imaginative figurations of trees, rather than humans, in his etchings.

2. The hard timber of the karri tree.

Estonian

Noun

karri

1. illative singular of kari

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrːi/, [ˈkɑ̝rːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑrːi
• Syllabification^(key): kar‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): kar‧ri

Noun

karri

1. alternative form of curry

Declension

Inflection of karri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		karri	karrit
genitive		karrin	karrien
partitive		karria	karreja
illative		karriin	karreihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karri	karrit
accusative	nom.	karri	karrit
	gen.	karrin
genitive		karrin	karrien
partitive		karria	karreja
inessive		karrissa	karreissa
elative		karrista	karreista
illative		karriin	karreihin
adessive		karrilla	karreilla
ablative		karrilta	karreilta
allative		karrille	karreille
essive		karrina	karreina
translative		karriksi	karreiksi
abessive		karritta	karreitta
instructive		—	karrein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of karri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karrini karrini accusative nom. karrini karrini gen. karrini genitive karrini karrieni partitive karriani karrejani inessive karrissani karreissani elative karristani karreistani illative karriini karreihini adessive karrillani karreillani ablative karriltani karreiltani allative karrilleni karreilleni essive karrinani karreinani translative karrikseni karreikseni abessive karrittani karreittani instructive — — comitative — karreineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karrisi karrisi accusative nom. karrisi karrisi gen. karrisi genitive karrisi karriesi partitive karriasi karrejasi inessive karrissasi karreissasi elative karristasi karreistasi illative karriisi karreihisi adessive karrillasi karreillasi ablative karriltasi karreiltasi allative karrillesi karreillesi essive karrinasi karreinasi translative karriksesi karreiksesi abessive karrittasi karreittasi instructive — — comitative — karreinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karrimme karrimme accusative nom. karrimme karrimme gen. karrimme genitive karrimme karriemme partitive karriamme karrejamme inessive karrissamme karreissamme elative karristamme karreistamme illative karriimme karreihimme adessive karrillamme karreillamme ablative karriltamme karreiltamme allative karrillemme karreillemme essive karrinamme karreinamme translative karriksemme karreiksemme abessive karrittamme karreittamme instructive — — comitative — karreinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karrinne karrinne accusative nom. karrinne karrinne gen. karrinne genitive karrinne karrienne partitive karrianne karrejanne inessive karrissanne karreissanne elative karristanne karreistanne illative karriinne karreihinne adessive karrillanne karreillanne ablative karriltanne karreiltanne allative karrillenne karreillenne essive karrinanne karreinanne translative karriksenne karreiksenne abessive karrittanne karreittanne instructive — — comitative — karreinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karrinsa karrinsa accusative nom. karrinsa karrinsa gen. karrinsa genitive karrinsa karriensa partitive karriaan karriansa karrejaan karrejansa inessive karrissaan karrissansa karreissaan karreissansa elative karristaan karristansa karreistaan karreistansa illative karriinsa karreihinsa adessive karrillaan karrillansa karreillaan karreillansa ablative karriltaan karriltansa karreiltaan karreiltansa allative karrilleen karrillensa karreilleen karreillensa essive karrinaan karrinansa karreinaan karreinansa translative karrikseen karriksensa karreikseen karreiksensa abessive karrittaan karrittansa karreittaan karreittansa instructive — — comitative — karreineen karreinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• karrikana
• karrikastike

Further reading

• “karri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kirra

Livonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karvainën, equivalent to kǭra (“hair, fur”) +‎ -i.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrːi/, [ˈkɑrːːi]

Adjective

karri (comparative (ve’l) jo karri, superlative amā karri)

1. hairy

Declension

Declension of karri (199)

	singular (ikšlu’g)	plural (pǟgiņlu’g)
nominative (nominatīv)	karri	karrizt
genitive (genitīv)	karriz	karrizt
partitive (partitīv)	karrizt	karriži
dative (datīv)	karrizõn	karriztõn
instrumental (instrumentāl)	karrizõks	karriztõks
illative (illatīv)	karrizõ	karrižiz
inessive (inesīv)	karrizõs	karrižis
elative (elatīv)	karrizõst	karrižist

References

• Tiit-Rein Viitso; Valts Ernštreits (2012–2013), “karri”, in Līvõkīel-ēstikīel-lețkīel sõnārōntõz [Livonian-Estonian-Latvian Dictionary]‎^[2] (in Estonian and Latvian), Tartu, Rīga: Tartu Ülikool, Latviešu valodas aģentūra

Ngarla

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɽi/

Etymology 1

Likely from English carry

Verb

karri

1. carry

Declension

Inflection of karri

function	form
present	karrirri
past	karrirnu
future/imperative	karrin
purposive/hortative	karrilu
immediate past	karrinmayinyu
remote past	karrirnta
undoubtedly	karrirnamarta
general aspect	karrintangu
nominaliser	karrirnanguru

Etymology 2

Verb

karri

1. A verbaliser

Declension

Inflection of karri

function	form
present	karriyan
past	karrinyu
future/imperative	karri
purposive/hortative	karrikura
immediate past	karriyanu
undoubtedly	karrinyamarta
general aspect	karrinyjangu
nominaliser	karringuru

Etymology 3

Verb

karri

1. present of ka

References

• Westerlund, T. (2007). A grammatical sketch of Ngarla: A language of Western Australia. Uppsala University.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi), via English curry.

Noun

karri m (definite singular karrien)

1. curry (usually referring to the sauce, not the whole dish)

References

• “karri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi), via English curry.

Noun

karri m (definite singular karrien)

1. curry (as above)

References

• “karri” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.