"Kuli" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːli/
Etymology: Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|de|hi|क़ुली|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Hindi क़ुली (qulī), {{bor+|de|hi|क़ुली}} Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī), {{bor|de|ur|قلی||hired laborer|tr=qulī}} Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), {{der|de|ota|قول|t=servant|tr=kul}} Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”) Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Kulis [genitive], Kulis [plural], strong [table-tags], Kuli [nominative, singular], Kulis [definite, nominative, plural], Kulis [genitive, singular], Kulis [definite, genitive, plural], Kuli [dative, singular], Kulis [dative, definite, plural], Kuli [accusative, singular], Kulis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent) Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kuli-de-noun-4lSNt7fh Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 71 29
  2. (figurative) slave Tags: figuratively, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Kuli-de-noun-GDk2sBDG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈkuːli/
Head templates: {{de-noun|m,,s}} Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,,s}} Forms: Kulis [genitive], Kulis [plural], strong [table-tags], Kuli [nominative, singular], Kulis [definite, nominative, plural], Kulis [genitive, singular], Kulis [definite, genitive, plural], Kuli [dative, singular], Kulis [dative, definite, plural], Kuli [accusative, singular], Kulis [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (colloquial) Clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, masculine, strong Alternative form of: Kugelschreiber (extra: (ballpoint) pen)
    Sense id: en-Kuli-de-noun--ZPbSrKS
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for Kuli meaning in German (4.4kB)

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