kalis

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kalis"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis. Doublet of kris.

Noun

kalis

1. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

Anagrams

• Kails, LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kails, kilas, laiks, skail

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧lis
• IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/, [ˈka.l̪ɪs̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”).

Noun

kalis

1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

kalis

1. screed

Verb

kalis

1. to level off

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”).

Noun

kalis

1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Verb

kalís

1. to even out, especially in measuring out grain

References

• John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎^[1] (overall work in Hiligaynon and English), page 210

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalis, from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure, unmixed; clear; sincere, true”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lɪs/
• Rhymes: -lɪs
• Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Adjective

kalis

1. clean, pure

   Synonyms: bersih, murni, suci

2. shiny
3. (rare) resistant

   Synonym: tahan

4. (rare) tight

   Synonym: kedap

5. elastic

Derived terms

• kalis air
• kalis gas
• kalis jais
• kalis udara

 

Further reading

• “kalis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Participle

kalis (invariable)

1. indefinite past active participle of kalt

Declension

indefinite declension (nenoteiktā galotne) of kalis

	masculine (vīriešu dzimte)			feminine (sieviešu dzimte)
	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)		singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kalis	kaluši		kalusi	kalušas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kalušu	kalušus		kalušu	kalušas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kaluša	kalušu		kalušas	kalušu
dative (datīvs)	kalušam	kalušiem		kalušai	kalušām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kalušu	kalušiem		kalušu	kalušām
locative (lokatīvs)	kalušā	kalušos		kalušā	kalušās
vocative (vokatīvs)	—	—		—	—

Verb

kalis

1. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of kalt
2. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of kalt

Lithuanian

Noun

kalis m

1. potassium

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“big fish”). Cognate of Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

kalis m

1. sheatfish

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkalis/, [ˈka.lɪs]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Etymology 1

Either from Malay keris, or Old Javanese kĕris. Compare Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris)

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. kalis, a martial art weapon or a sword derived from the kris
2. kris
3. (archaic) sword

Alternative forms

• calis — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
• cris — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz.

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

1. chalice
2. (botany) calyx

   Synonym: takupis

Further reading

• “kalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018