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kal

See also: kaļ, kał, kál, kâl, kål, ką̊l, käl-, -kal, -kál, -kal-, and кал

Translingual

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kal

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

Acholi

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Noun

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kál

  1. millet

Assangori

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Noun

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kal

  1. water

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Atong (India)

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Noun

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kal (Bengali script কাল)

  1. horn (traditional instrument)

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Azerbaijani

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Other scripts
Cyrillic کال
Abjad кал

Etymology

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From Persian کال.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [cɑɫ]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

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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

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  • “kal” in Obastan.com.

Central Nahuatl

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Noun

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kal

  1. house.

Cornish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Variant of kalgh

Pronunciation

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IPA(key): /kal/

Noun

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kal f (plural kalghyow)

  1. (anatomy) penis

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kalъ.

Noun

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kal m inan

  1. dregs (suspended sediment or other particles in a liquid)
Declension
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Declension of kal (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative kal kaly
genitive kalu kalů
dative kalu kalům
accusative kal kaly
vocative kale kaly
locative kalu kalech
instrumental kalem kaly

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalit

Further reading

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  • “kal”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “kal”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “kal”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Dutch

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Verb

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kal

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

Anagrams

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

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Etymology

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From Portuguese qual.

Pronoun

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kal

  1. what

Icelandic

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Noun

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kal n (genitive singular kals, no plural)

  1. frostbite

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

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Anagrams

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Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese qual.

Pronoun

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kal

  1. which

Kholosi

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Etymology

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

Adverb

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kal

  1. yesterday
    Antonym: sabô

References

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  • Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran‎[1], Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization

Kristang

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Etymology

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From Portuguese qual.

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Pronoun

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kal

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

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

Ladino

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Etymology

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From Hebrew קָהָל (qahál, “community”).

Noun

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kal m (Latin spelling)

  1. (Judaism) synagogue
  2. community

Further reading

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  • 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

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Verb

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kal

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

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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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.

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

  1. cold

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

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Derived terms

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Northern Kurdish

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Etymology 1

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Related to Arabic كَهْل (kahl, “elderly”).

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Adjective

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kal (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. (of men) old
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kokin, mezin, navsera, pîr, sere
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Noun

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kal m (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. old man
    Synonyms: îxtîyar, kalik, kokin
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Declension of kal
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative kal kal
Construct kalê kalên
Oblique kalî kalan
Demonstrative oblique wî kalî wan kalan
Vocative kalo kalino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative kalek kalin
Construct kalekî kaline
Oblique kalekî kalinan

Etymology 2

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Perhaps related to Persian کال (kâl, “year”).

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Adjective

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kal (Arabic spelling کال)

  1. (of melons or corn) unripe, green
    Synonyms: xam, xang
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Noun

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kal m (Arabic spelling کال)

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

References

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

Pipil

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Etymology

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Compare Classical Nahuatl calli.

Noun

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kal (plural kajkat)

  1. house

Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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

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kȃl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑л)

  1. mud
    Synonyms: blato, mulj, kaljuga

Declension

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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

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Noun

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kal

  1. digging stick

Sumerian

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Romanization

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kal

  1. Romanization of 𒆗 (kal)

Swedish

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Etymology

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

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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

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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.

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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

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kal (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎ᜔)

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

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  • “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)

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Noun

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kal

  1. water

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Tedim Chin

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kal

  1. kidney

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

Turkish

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Verb

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kal

  1. second-person singular imperative of kalmak

Wik-Mungkan

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Noun

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kal

  1. rat

Zou

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kal

  1. (intransitive) to increase

References

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