kal

Translingual

Symbol

kal

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Greenlandic.

Acholi

Noun

kal

  1. millet

References

  • Blackings, Mairi John (2009) Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 53

Assangori

Noun

kal

  1. water

References

Atong (India)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal/

Noun

kal (Bengali script কাল)

  1. horn (traditional instrument)

References

Awa-Cuaiquer

Adjective

kal

  1. difficult

References

  • Curnow, T. J. (1997). A grammar of Awa Pit (Cuaiquer): An indigenous language of south-western Colombia. The Australian National University.

Azerbaijani

Other scripts
Cyrillic کال
Abjad кал

Etymology

From Persian کال.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [cɑɫ]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

kal (comparative daha kal, superlative ən kal)

  1. unripe
    Synonyms: dəyməmiş, yetişməmiş, göy
  2. dull, stupid
    Synonyms: key, küt, kütbeyin, gecanlayan, tupoy
  3. (of voice) hoarse
    Synonyms: tutqun, boğunuq
  4. only used in yuxudan kal durmaq tired, half asleep, sleep-deprived
    Yuxudan kal durmuşam.I woke up tired, I didn't get enough sleep.

Further reading

  • kal” in Obastan.com.

Central Nahuatl

Noun

kal

  1. house.

Cornish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Variant of kalgh.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal/

Noun

kal m (plural kalyow)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkal]
  • Rhymes: -al

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ.

Noun

kal m inan

  1. dregs (suspended sediment or other particles in a liquid)
Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalit

Further reading

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

kal

  1. inflection of kallen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Anagrams

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese qual.

Pronoun

kal

  1. what

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Noun

kal n (genitive singular kals, no plural)

  1. frostbite

Declension

Declension of kal (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative kal kalið
accusative kal kalið
dative kali kalinu
genitive kals kalsins

Derived terms

Anagrams

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese qual.

Pronoun

kal

  1. which

Kholosi

Etymology

From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (kalla)), from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya).

Adverb

kal

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: sabô

References

  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran[2], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese qual.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal/

Pronoun

kal

  1. (interrogative) what; which[1]
  2. (relative) which[2]

References

  • Ladislav Prištic (2010) Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa (in Kristang), Masaryk University
  1. ^ Prištic, p. 27
  2. ^ Prištic, p. 27

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קָהָל (qahál, community).

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Istanbul):(file)

Noun

kal m (Hebrew spelling קאל)[1]

  1. (countable, Judaism) synagogue (a place of worship for Jews or Samaritans)
    Synonyms: esnoga, sinagoga
    • 2005, Aki Yerushalayim[3], volumes 26–28, page 60:
      Se torno el haham dezesperado a su kaza i komio kon muncha ansia, despues de lo kualo metio su vestido blanko de Yom Kippur i entro al kal.
      The sagely yet desperate rabbi returned home and ate anxiously, after which he put on white clothes for Yom Kippur and entered the synagogue.
  2. (countable) community
    Synonym: komunita

References

  1. ^ kal”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim

Further reading

  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “caħal”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “kal”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 261
  • Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “kal”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 205
  • Recuero, Pascual (1977) “kal”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN, page 76

Latvian

Verb

kal

  1. inflection of kalt:
    1. second-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German and Old High German *kald, northern variant of kalt.

Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, West Frisian kâld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Adjective

kal (masculine kalen, neuter kaalt, comparative méi kal, superlative am keelsten)

  1. cold

Declension

Declension of kal
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative hien ass si ass et ass si si(nn)
nominative /
accusative
attributive and/or after determiner kalen kaalt
independent without determiner kales kaler
dative after any declined word kalen kaler kalen kalen
as first declined word kalem kalem

Antonyms

Derived terms

Middle English

Noun

kal (Northern)

  1. alternative form of col

Northern Kurdish

Etymology 1

Related to Arabic كَهْل (kahl, elderly).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑːl/

Adjective

kal (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. (of men) old
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kokin, mezin, navsera, pîr, sere
Derived terms
  • kal bûn
  • kal kirin
  • kalî

Noun

kal m (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. old man
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kalik, kokin
Declension
Declension of kal
definite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative kal kal
construct kalê kalên
oblique kalî kalan
demonstrative oblique kalî wan kalan
vocative kalo kalino
indefinite masculine gender
case singular plural
nominative kalek kalin
construct kalekî kaline
oblique kalekî kalinan

Etymology 2

Perhaps related to Persian کال (kâl, year).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kʰɑːl/

Adjective

kal (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. (of melons or corn) unripe, green
    Synonyms: xam, xang
Derived terms
  • kaltî

Noun

kal m (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. watermelon
    Synonyms: kalik, şiftî, zebeş
  2. melon
    Synonym: gindor

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “kal”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 413

Pipil

Etymology

Compare Classical Nahuatl calli.

Noun

kal (plural kajkat)

  1. house

Further reading

  • Campbell, L. (1985). The Pipil Language of El Salvador. Mouton De Gruyter.
  • Lara-Martínez, R., McCallister, R. Glosario cultural náwat pipil y nicarao.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂los (dark), whence also Latin cālīgō (darkness, gloom) and Sanskrit काल (kāla, black).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kâːl/

Noun

kȃl m inan (Cyrillic spelling ка̑л)

  1. mud
    Synonyms: blato, mulj, kaljuga

Declension

Declension of kal
singular plural
nominative kal kali
genitive kala kala
dative kalu kalima
accusative kal kale
vocative kalu kali
locative kalu kalima
instrumental kalem kalima

South Efate

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal/

Noun

kal

  1. digging stick

Sumerian

Romanization

kal

  1. romanization of 𒆗 (kal)

Swedish

Etymology

From or related to Old Norse *kǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (bare, bald).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Homophones: Karl, Carl (only if pronounced [kɑːl] instead of more common [kɑːɭ])

Adjective

kal (comparative kalare, superlative kalast)

  1. lacking its natural covering; bare, without hair or vegetation or leaves or the like
    en kal skalle
    a bald head
    ett kalt träd
    a tree without leaves
    en kal grotta
    a cave with nothing more than the stone walls (no moss, vines, etc.)
  2. bare (lacking decorations)
    kala väggar
    bare walls
    ett kalt rum
    a bare room

Declension

Inflection of kal
Indefinite positive comparative superlative1
common singular kal kalare kalast
neuter singular kalt kalare kalast
plural kala kalare kalast
masculine plural2 kale kalare kalast
Definite positive comparative superlative
masculine singular3 kale kalare kalaste
all kala kalare kalaste

1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
2 Dated or archaic.
3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

References

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cal, from Vulgar Latin cals, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ (khálix). Doublet of tsok.

Pronunciation

Noun

kal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔)

  1. (chemistry) lime (inorganic material containing calcium)
    Synonyms: apog, pirali
  2. (sports, billiards) cue chalk
    Synonym: tisa

Further reading

  • kal”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 98

Tama (Chad)

Noun

kal

  1. water

References

Tedim Chin

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la. Cognates include Khumi Chin ämäkei, Mizo kal and Zou kel.

Noun

kal

  1. kidney

References

  • Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip

Turkish

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Verb

kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalmak

Wik-Mungkan

Noun

kal

  1. rat

Zou

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kal˧/

Verb

kal

  1. (intransitive) to increase

References

  • Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44