kal
See also: kaļ, kał, kál, kål, ką̊l, käl-, -kal, -kál, -kal-, and кал
Translingual
Symbol
kal
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Greenlandic.
Acholi
Noun
kál
- millet
Assangori
Noun
kal
- water
References
- Elaine, Bombay, Enquête sociolinguistique sur les langues tama et assangori parlers du Tchad et du Soudan (2007)
Atong (India)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal/
Noun
kal (Bengali script কাল)
- horn (traditional instrument)
References
- van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.
Azerbaijani
| Cyrillic | кал | |
|---|---|---|
| Perso-Arabic | کال | |
Etymology
From Persian کال.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [cɑɫ]
Audio (file)
Adjective
kal (comparative daha kal, superlative ən kal)
- unripe
- Synonyms: dəyməmiş, yetişməmiş, göy
- dull, stupid
- Synonyms: key, küt, kütbeyin, gecanlayan, tupoy
- (of voice) hoarse
- Synonyms: tutqun, boğunuq
- only used in yuxudan kal durmaq tired, half asleep, sleep-deprived
- Yuxudan kal durmuşam. ― I woke up tired, I didn't get enough sleep.
Further reading
- “kal” in Obastan.com.
Central Nahuatl
Noun
kal
- house.
Cornish
Alternative forms
- kalgh
Etymology
Variant of kalgh
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /kal/
Noun
kal f (plural kalghyow)
- (anatomy) penis
Czech
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kalъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkal]
- Rhymes: -al
Noun
kal m
- dregs (suspended sediment or other particles in a liquid)
Declension
Declension of kal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kal | kaly |
| genitive | kalu | kalů |
| dative | kalu | kalům |
| accusative | kal | kaly |
| vocative | kale | kaly |
| locative | kalu | kalech |
| instrumental | kalem | kaly |
Verb
kal
- second-person singular imperative of kalit
Further reading
- kal in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- kal in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Verb
kal
- first-person singular present indicative of kallen
- imperative of kallen
Anagrams
- alk, lak
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From Portuguese qual.
Pronoun
kal
- what
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Noun
kal n (genitive singular kals, no plural)
- frostbite
Declension
declension of kal
| n-s | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kal | kalið |
| accusative | kal | kalið |
| dative | kali | kalinu |
| genitive | kals | kalsins |
Derived terms
- kalinn
- kalsár
Anagrams
- lak
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese qual.
Pronoun
kal
- which
Kholosi
Etymology
From Paisaci Prakrit [Term?] (compare Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀓𑀮𑁆𑀮 (kalla)), from Sanskrit कल्य (kalya).
Adverb
kal
- yesterday
- Antonym: sabô
References
- Rezaei, Tahereh (2020) First notes on the syntax of Kholosi as a heritage language in the south of Iran, Hormozgan Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts & Tourism Organization
Kristang
Etymology
From Portuguese qual.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal/
Pronoun
kal
- (interrogative) what; which[1]
- (relative) which[2]
References
- 2010, Ladislav Prištic, Kristang - Crioulo de Base Portuguesa, Masaryk University.
- Prištic, p. 27
- Prištic, p. 27
Ladino
Etymology
From Hebrew קָהָל (qahál, “community”).
Noun
kal m (Latin spelling)
- (Judaism) synagogue
- community
Further reading
- Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “caħal”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
- Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “kal”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 261
- Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000), “kal”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 205
- Recuero, Pascual (1977), “kal”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN, page 76
Latvian
Verb
kal
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of kalt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of kalt
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Middle High German and Old High German *kald, northern variant of kalt.
Cognate with German kalt, Dutch koud, English cold, Icelandic kaldur, West Frisian kâld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaːl/
- Rhymes: -aːl
Adjective
kal (masculine kalen, neuter kaalt, comparative méi kal, superlative am keelsten)
- cold
Declension
declension of kal
| number and gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | hien ass kal | si ass kal | et ass kal | si si(nn) kal | |
| nominative / accusative | attributive and/or after determiner | kalen | kal | kaalt | kal |
| independent without determiner | kales | kaler | |||
| dative | after any declined word | kalen | kaler | kalen | kalen |
| as first declined word | kalem | kalem | |||
Antonyms
- waarm
Derived terms
- äiskal
Northern Kurdish
Etymology 1
Related to Arabic كَهْل (kahl, “elderly”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑːl/
Adjective
kal (Arabic spelling کال)
- (of people) old
- Synonyms: îxtîyar, kokin, mezin, navsera, pîr, sere
Derived terms
- kal bûn
- kal kirin
- kalî
Noun
kal m (Arabic spelling کال)
- old man
- Synonyms: îxtîyar, kalik, kokin
Declension
Declension of kal
| Definite masculine gender | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | kal | kal | ||
| Construct | kalê | kalên | ||
| Oblique | kalî | kalan | ||
| Demonstrative oblique | wî kalî | wan kalan | ||
| Vocative | kalo | kalino | ||
| Indefinite masculine gender | ||||
| Case | Singular | Plural | ||
| Nominative | kalek | kalin | ||
| Construct | kalekî | kaline | ||
| Oblique | kalekî | kalinan | ||
Etymology 2
Perhaps related to Persian کال (kâl, “year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʰɑːl/
Adjective
kal (Arabic spelling کال)
- (of melons or corn) unripe, green
- Synonyms: xam, xang
Derived terms
- kaltî
Noun
kal m (Arabic spelling کال)
- watermelon
- Synonyms: kalik, şiftî, zebeş
- melon
- Synonym: gindor
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “kal”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 413
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kalъ, from Proto-Indo-European *keh₂los (“dark”), whence also Latin cālīgō (“darkness, gloom”) and Sanskrit काल (kāla, “black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kâːl/
Noun
kȃl m (Cyrillic spelling ка̑л)
- mud
Declension
Declension of kal
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kal | kali |
| genitive | kala | kala |
| dative | kalu | kalima |
| accusative | kal | kale |
| vocative | kalu | kali |
| locative | kalu | kalima |
| instrumental | kalem | kalima |
Synonyms
- blato, mulj, kaljuga
Sumerian
Romanization
kal
- Romanization of 𒆗 (kal)
Swedish
Etymology
From or related to Old Norse *kǫlr, from Proto-Germanic *kalwaz (“bare, bald”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑːl/
Audio (file) - Homophones: Karl, Carl (only if pronounced [kɑːl] instead of more common [kɑːɭ])
Adjective
kal
- (about trees, plants or surroundings) bare; without leaves, trees, hair, growth etc.
- En kal grotta.
- A cave with nothing more than the stone walls, no moss or vines etc.
- Ett kalt träd.
- A tree with no leaves, just all bare.
Inflection
| Inflection of kal | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | kal | kalare | kalast |
| Neuter singular | kalt | kalare | kalast |
| Plural | kala | kalare | kalast |
| Masculine plural3 | kale | kalare | kalast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | kale | kalare | kalaste |
| All | kala | kalare | kalaste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
Tama (Chad)
Noun
kal
- water
References
- Elaine, Bombay, Enquête sociolinguistique sur les langues tama et assangori parlers du Tchad et du Soudan (2007)
Tedim Chin
Etymology
From Proto-Kuki-Chin *kal, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *g-la. Cognates include Khumi Chin ämäkei, Mizo kal and Zou kel.
Noun
kal
- kidney
References
- Zomi Ordbog based on the work of D.L. Haokip
Turkish
Verb
kal
- second-person singular imperative of kalmak
Wik-Mungkan
Noun
kal
- rat
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kal˧/
Verb
kal
- (intransitive) to increase
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 44