keri
See also: Keri, keři, kéri, and ķēri
English
Noun
keri
- (Judaism) Alternative form of kere
Anagrams
- Erik, Keir, Kier, Riek, Rike, keir, kier, rike
Fijian
Etymology
From keli, from Proto-Central-Pacific *keli, from Proto-Oceanic *kali, *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.
Verb
keri
- to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
Finnish
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeri/, [ˈke̞ri]
- Rhymes: -eri
- Syllabification(key): ke‧ri
Noun
keri
- (archaic, dialectal) A circular or near-circular, usually wooden, rim, edge, wheel or ring.
- A rim of a casket, chest, sieve etc. that is made of thin, bent wood or birchbark.
- A rim around millstones.
- The side panel of the body of a fiddle.
- The wheel of a spinning wheel.
- Synonym of kärrynpyörä (wheel of a cart).
- A bicycle wheel.
- Synonym of sompa.
- Synonym of lieri.
- The disk at the lower end of the plunger in a butter churn.
- birchbark ring
- (archaic) Synonym of vakka (wooden container made of bent board)
- (archaic) thickness of a cylindrical object, such as the trunk of a tree
- (dialectal) Synonym of kääkkä (old, wrinkled and thin man)
Declension
Inflection of keri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | keri | kerit | |
genitive | kerin | kerien | |
partitive | keriä | kerejä | |
illative | keriin | kereihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | keri | kerit | |
accusative | nom. | keri | kerit |
gen. | kerin | ||
genitive | kerin | kerien | |
partitive | keriä | kerejä | |
inessive | kerissä | kereissä | |
elative | keristä | kereistä | |
illative | keriin | kereihin | |
adessive | kerillä | kereillä | |
ablative | keriltä | kereiltä | |
allative | kerille | kereille | |
essive | kerinä | kereinä | |
translative | keriksi | kereiksi | |
instructive | — | kerein | |
abessive | kerittä | kereittä | |
comitative | — | kereineen |
Possessive forms of keri (type risti) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kerini | kerimme |
2nd person | kerisi | kerinne |
3rd person | kerinsä |
Synonyms
- (thickness): läpimitta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkeri/, [ˈke̞ri] (third-person singular indicative)
- IPA(key): /ˈkeriˣ/, [ˈke̞ri(ʔ)] (imperative, connegative)
- Rhymes: -eri
- Syllabification(key): ke‧ri
Verb
keri
- third-person singular past indicative of keriä
- present active indicative connegative of keriä
- second-person singular present imperative of keriä
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of keriä
References
- “keri”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects] (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022.
Anagrams
- Erik, reki, rike
Icelandic
Noun
keri
- indefinite dative singular of ker
Japanese
Romanization
keri
- Rōmaji transcription of けり
- Rōmaji transcription of ケリ
Kamba
< 1 | 2 | 3 > |
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Cardinal : keri | ||
Numeral
keri
- two
Kamba Number Inflections
Noun Class | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
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singular | Mundu | Muti | Numba | Kimanda | Itumbi | Uwathi | Kaindo | Wandu | Kuthaima |
One - mondi | mondi | mmondi | mondi | kimondi | imondi | mondi | kamondi | wamondi | kumondi |
plural | Andu | Miti | Numba | Imanda | Matumbi | Mbathi | Tuindo | Wandu | Kuthaima |
Two - keri | aeri | yeri | yiri | iyiri | mairi | yiri | twiri | wairi | kwiri |
Three - kadatu | adatu | midatu | datu | idatu | madatu | datu | tudatu | wadetu | kudatu |
Four - kana | akana | mina | kana | ina | mana | kana | twana | wana | kwana |
Five - kathano | athano | mithano | thano | ithano | mathano | thano | tuthano | wathano | kuthano |
Six - thandatu | thandatu | thandato | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu | thandatu |
Seven - monza | monza | mimonza | monza | imonza | mamonza | monza | tumonza | wamonza | kumonza |
Eight - nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya | nyanya |
Nine - kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda | kenda |
Ten - ikumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi | kumi |
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.
Verb
keri (used in the form keri-a)
- to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- carry
Etymology
Borrowed from English carry.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ke‧ri
- IPA(key): /ˈkeɾi/, [ˈke.ɾɪ]
Adjective
keri (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇᜒ)
- (gay slang) able; capable
- Synonym: kaya
- Keri ko 'to.
- I can do this. / I'm capable of this.
- (literally, “This is my carry/I can carry this.”)
- Keri mo 'yan!
- You can do it!
- Keri mo bang sabihin sa kanya?
- Are you able to say it to him/her?
- Hindi ko keri ang amoy ng hininga niya!
- I can't stand the smell of his breath!
Derived terms
- keribelita
- keribels
- keriboomboombells
Further reading
- https://owlcation.com/humanities/20-Tagalog-Slang-Words