кели

Moksha

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Permic [Finno-Volgaic] *kiljä ~ *küljä (“wide, spacious, broad”). Cognates include Erzya келей (kelej), Lule Sami gallje ~ galja (“wide, spacious, broad”), Northern Sami gallji ~ galjẹs (“wide, roomy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈke.lʲi/

Adjective

кели • (keli)

  1. wide
    • 1962, I. Kišnäkov, Issaś šudi Volgav:
      Колма кели вальмятне ваныхть ульцяв, кафттне — проулкав.
      Kolma keli vaľmätne vanïhť ulcäv, kafttne — proulkav.
      Three wide windows face the street, two face the alley.
  2. spacious, free
  3. (linguistics, of a vowel) open

Antonyms

Derived terms

  • келиста (kelista)

References

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