Kuli

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kuli"

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuːli/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”).

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
  2. (figurative) slave
Declension
Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuli die Kulis
genitive eines des Kulis der Kulis
dative einem dem Kuli den Kulis
accusative einen den Kuli die Kulis

Etymology 2

Clipping of Ku(ge)l(schreiber) +‎ -i.

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. (colloquial) clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen
Declension
Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuli die Kulis
genitive eines des Kulis der Kulis
dative einem dem Kuli den Kulis
accusative einen den Kuli die Kulis

Further reading

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ku.ˈli/, [ku.ˈli]

Proper noun

Kuli

  1. a male given name

Usage notes

  • A Sakizaya personal name follows this structure: given name + parent’s name (usually father’s name) + o (possessive marker) + family name. Example: Tuku Tiway o Sayun.

References

  • Center for aboriginal studies (2014), “Kuli”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan]‎[1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples
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