காலி

Tamil

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian خالی (xālī), from Arabic خَالٍ (ḵālin). Compare Assamese খালী (khali), Bengali খালি (khali), Malayalam കാലി (kāli), Sylheti ꠈꠣꠟꠤ (xáli), Telugu ఖాళీ (khāḷī), Hindi ख़ाली (xālī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaːli/
  • IPA(key): /kaːli/

Adjective

காலி • (kāli)

  1. empty, vacant
    Synonyms: வெறுமை (veṟumai), வெற்று (veṟṟu)

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːli/

Proper noun

காலி • (kāli)

  1. Galle (a city in Southern Province, Sri Lanka)
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