kalis

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis, from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris Doublet of kris.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkæ.lɪs/
• (Philippines) IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.lɪs/

kalis (plural kalises) (Philippines)

1. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

• Kails, LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kails, kilas, laiks, skail

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/ [ˈka.l̪ɪs̪]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. chalice

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Unknown.

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. screed

kalis (Badlit spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. to level off

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

kalis

1. chalice

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”), from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

kalis

1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Unknown.

kalís

1. to even out, especially in measuring out grain

• John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 210

Inherited from Malay kalis, from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure, unmixed; clear; sincere, true”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lɪs/
• Rhymes: -lɪs
• Hyphenation: ka‧lis

kalis (comparative lebih kalis, superlative paling kalis)

1. clean, pure

   Synonyms: bersih, murni, suci

2. shiny
3. (rare) resistant

   Synonym: tahan

4. (rare) tight

   Synonym: kedap

5. elastic

• “kalis” 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.

kalis (invariable)

1. indefinite past active participle of kalt

kalis

1. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of kalt
2. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of kalt

kalis m

1. potassium

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“big fish”). Cognate of Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

kalis m

1. sheatfish

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/ [ˈkaː.lɪs]
• Rhymes: -alis
• Syllabification: ka‧lis

Borrowed from Malay keris, from Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris) from Old Javanese kĕris, kris

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. kalis, a martial art weapon or a sword derived from the kris
2. kris
3. (archaic) sword

   Synonym: espada

• calis — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling
• cris — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

• → English: kalis

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz.

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. chalice
2. (botany) calyx

   Synonym: takupis

• “kalis”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

• sikal, likas, sakil, salik

Borrowed from Malay keris, from Old Javanese kĕris, kris.

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /kalis/ [k̠ɑˈlis]
• Rhymes: -is
• Syllabification: ka‧lis

kalis (Sulat Sūg spelling كَلِسْ)

1. kris

   Coordinate terms: barung, puddang