kalo

See also: Kalo, kálo, and kålo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kalo. Doublet of taro, from Maori.

Noun

kalo

taro (Colocasia esculenta)
- 2010 December 31, Charles H. Fletcher; Robynne Boyd; William J. Neal; Virginia Tice, Living on the Shores of Hawaii: Natural Hazards, the Environment, and Our Communities, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 111:
  Three hundred varieties of kalo are named in the Hawaiian language, 85 of which are still known today. In addition to being the source of the staple Hawaiian food poi, kalo was also used for fishing bait and as a dye.

Anagrams

Kola, Okla, Okla., kola

Angloromani

Alternative forms

kala, kali, kalli, kallo, kawla, kawlo, kawlu, kora, kowlo, kula

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo

black

References

“kalo”, in Angloromani Dictionary, The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006

Balkan Romani

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo

(Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) black
(Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) dark
(Sepečides) dark-skinned
(Sofia Erli) sooty

Noun

kalo m

(Macedonian Arli) blackness

References

“kalo” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Macedonian Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Sepečides Romani-English dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Baltic Romani

Alternative forms

kaalò (Latvia)

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo

(Lithuania, North Russia) black
(North Russia) dark
(North Russia) tan

Noun

kalo m

(North Russia) Romani person

References

“kalo” in Lithuanian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in North Russian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Bambara

Noun

kalo

moon
month
menses

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧lo
IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/

Noun

kalò

(Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) hat
Synonyms: kopya, sombrero

Carpathian Romani

Alternative forms

kaalo (Romungro)
kaulo (Prekmurski)
kálo (Veršend)

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo

(Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend) black
(Burgenland, East Slovakia) dark
(East Slovakia) cruel
(East Slovakia) desperate

Noun

kalo m

(East Slovakia) blackness, black color
(East Slovakia) mourning (dress)
(East Slovakia) Black (person), swarthy person

References

“kalo” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Gurvari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧lo

IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/, [ˈka.l̪ʊʔ]

Noun

kalò

hat

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Audio (file)

IPA^(key): [ˈkalo]
Rhymes: -alo
Hyphenation: ka‧lo

Noun

kalo (accusative singular kalon, plural kaloj, accusative plural kalojn)

callus (in general)
corn (callus on the foot)
Synonym: (very explicit) piedkalo

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Noun

kalo

taro; colocasia

Descendants

→ English: kalo

Higaonon

Noun

kalo

hat

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kalau.

Conjunction

kalo

(informal, colloquial) Alternative form of kalau (“if; when”)
- 2018 June 6, Yulianto, “Bazar Ramadan di Balaikota Semarang Disambut Antusias Warga [Ramadan Bazaar at Semarang City Hall Welcomed by Enthusiastic Citizens]”, in Suara Merdeka‎, archived from the original on 27 October 2018:
  "Meski jauh datang dari Boja, gak masalah yang penting bisa belikan baju baru untuk anak saya buat Lebaran nanti. Soalnya, kalo sudah mepet hari Lebaran biasanya gak sempet lagi," ujarnya.
  "Even though it is far to come from Boja, it is not a problem, what's important is being able to buy new clothing for my son for Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr) later. The problem is, if/when it is already approaching the day for Lebaran, there is usually no chance anymore," she says.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese kalo.

Noun

kalo (first-person possessive kaloku, second-person possessive kalomu, third-person possessive kalonya)

type of bamboo sieve used to filter coconut milk
Hypernyms: ayakan, penyaring, saringan, tapis, tapisan

Javanese

kalo

Etymology

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Noun

kalo (Javanese spelling ꦏꦭꦺꦴ)

type of bamboo sieve used to filter coconut milk

Malay

Etymology 1

From kalau.

Conjunction

kalo (Jawi spelling کالو‎)

(informal, colloquial) Alternative form of kalau (“if”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese kalo.

Noun

kalo (Jawi spelling کالو‎, plural kalo-kalo, informal 1st possessive kaloku, 2nd possessive kalomu, 3rd possessive kalonya)

(uncommon) sieve
Synonyms: ayak, penapis, penyaring, saringan, tapisan

Related terms

kalu
meo

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *kār.

Adjective

kalo (feminine kali, plural kale)

black
Antonym: parno

Derived terms

Kalo
kalǎrel
kalǒl

Descendants

Angloromani: kalo, kala, kali, kalli, kallo, kawla, kawlo, kawlu, kora, kowlo, kula
Balkan Romani: kalo
Baltic Romani: kalo, kaalò
Caló: caló (“tanned, dark-skinned; Romani”)
Carpathian Romani: kalo, kaalo; kaulo; kálo
Kalo Finnish Romani: kaalo
Sinte Romani: kalo
Welsh Romani: kålo

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 157
Boretzky, Norbert; Igla, Birgit (1994), “kaló”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 133
Marcel Courthiade (2009), “kal/o, -i pl. -e”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (in Hungarian; English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, pages 184-185
“kalo” in Dolenjski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Yaron Matras (2002), “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Italian calo (“fall”).

Noun

kȁlo m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ло)

difference in weight of delivered goods compared to invoice weight caused by drying, evaporation or similar processes
compensation for this loss of weight

Derived terms

kalírati (“to lose weight, to weaken”)

Sinte Romani

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo (feminine singular kali, plural kale)

black
Synonym: kales

Derived terms

kale
kalepen
kales
kali kafeja
kalo gib
kalo khosêpaskêro
kalo lil
kalo maro
kalo muj
kalêrel
vel kalo

References

“kalo” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧lo

IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/, [ˈka.loʔ]

Noun

kalò

bowl; large cup
Synonyms: mangkok, tason

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano kalo.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧lo

IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/, [ˈka.loʔ]

Noun

kalò

hat (made from thin wood)
Synonym: sumbrero

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ka‧lo

IPA^(key): /kaˈloʔ/, [kɐˈloʔ]

Noun

kalô

pulley

Vlax Romani

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo

(Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) black
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) swarthy, dark(-skinned)
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) (sun-)tanned
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) bad, evil
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) unlucky, ominous, ill-omened, fatal
(Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) fatal, mortal, deadly, malignant (e.g. disease, illness)

Noun

kalo m

(Gurbet, Kalderaš) policeman
(Gurbet) chimney sweep
(Gurbet) Black, African
(Gurbet) Swarthy, Dark (Romani nickname)
(Gurbet) kidney
(Gurbet) train
(Kalderaš) a dark-skinned man

References

“kalo” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
“kalo” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.