"kali" meaning in Swahili

See kali in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: Sw-ke-kali.flac
Head templates: {{head|sw|adjective|declinable|cat2=|head=-kali}} -kali (declinable), {{sw-adj}} -kali (declinable) Forms: -kali [canonical], no-table-tags [table-tags], mkali [error-unrecognized-form, singular], wakali [error-unrecognized-form, plural], mikali [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kali [error-unrecognized-form, singular], makali [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kikali [error-unrecognized-form, singular], vikali [error-unrecognized-form, plural], kali [error-unrecognized-form, plural], pakali [error-unrecognized-form, singular], kukali [error-unrecognized-form, singular], mukali [error-unrecognized-form, singular]
  1. sharp Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-adj-Yy6TAjiG
  2. fierce Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-adj-wOsBCfMb
  3. acidic Tags: declinable Categories (topical): Chemical elements
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-adj-RUSp0bzh Disambiguation of Chemical elements: 4 1 67 16 11 1 0 Categories (other): Swahili entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swahili entries with incorrect language header: 2 5 46 34 11 2 1
  4. harsh, cruel Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-adj-UVhnO6ID
  5. savage Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-adj-CCNMlIta
  6. intense Tags: declinable
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-adj-0NCSuD1K
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: makali, ukali
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Audio: Sw-ke-kali.flac Forms: kali class IX [canonical], kali class X [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from English kalium. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sw|en|kalium}} Borrowed from English kalium Head templates: {{sw-noun|n}} kali class IX (plural kali class X)
  1. potassium Synonyms: potasiamu
    Sense id: en-kali-sw-noun-p-prCrM1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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Download raw JSONL data for kali meaning in Swahili (3.8kB)

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