ꦏꦭꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.li/
  • Rhymes: -li
  • Hyphenation: ka‧li

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali.

Noun

ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

  1. (ngoko) river
    Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), (krama) ꦭꦺꦥꦺꦤ꧀ (lèpèn), ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan), ꦏꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (kalèn)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Betawi: kali
  • → Dutch: kali
  • → Indonesian: kali
  • → Malay: kali

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī, “judge”). Cognate Malay kadi, Portuguese alicali.

Noun

ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

  1. (Islam) judge

References

  • “kali” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “kali”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN
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