kuali
Central Huasteca Nahuatl
Adjective
kuali
- good.
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay kuali, from Tamil குவளை (kuvaḷai, “wide-mouthed vessel; cup”).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /kuˈali/ [kuˈa.li]
- Rhymes: -ali
- Syllabification: ku‧a‧li
Noun
kuali (plural kuali-kuali)
Further reading
- “kuali” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Karelian
| North Karelian (Viena) |
kuali |
|---|---|
| South Karelian (Tver) |
kuali |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuɑ̯lʲi/
- Hyphenation: kua‧li
Noun
kuali (genitive kualin, partitive kualie)
- (North Karelian or dialectal) cabbage
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of kuali (type 2/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kuali | kualit | |
| genitive | kualin | kualien | |
| partitive | kualie | kualija | |
| illative | kualih | kualiloih | |
| inessive | kualissa | kualiloissa | |
| elative | kualista | kualiloista | |
| adessive | kualilla | kualiloilla | |
| ablative | kualilta | kualiloilta | |
| translative | kualiksi | kualiloiksi | |
| essive | kualina | kualiloina | |
| comitative | — | kualiloineh | |
| abessive | kualitta | kualiloitta | |
| Tver Karelian declension of kuali (type 2/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kuali | kualit | |
| genitive | kualin | kualiloin | |
| partitive | kualie | kualiloida | |
| illative | kualih | kualiloih | |
| inessive | kualissa | kualiloissa | |
| elative | kualista | kualiloista | |
| adessive | kualilla | kualiloilla | |
| ablative | kualilda | kualiloilda | |
| translative | kualiksi | kualiloiksi | |
| essive | kualina | kualiloina | |
| comitative | kualinke | kualiloinke | |
| abessive | kualitta | kualiloitta | |
| Possessive forms of kuali | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kualini | |
| 2nd person | kualis | |
| 3rd person | kualih | |
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. | ||
Synonyms
References
- P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “kuali”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
- Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “koali”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN
Malay
Etymology
Borrowed from Tamil குவளை (kuvaḷai, “wide-mouthed vessel; cup”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkwali/ [ˈkwa.li]
Noun
kuali (Jawi spelling کوالي, plural kuali-kuali)
Descendants
Further reading
- “kuali” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Ometepec Nahuatl
Adjective
kuali
- good.