ꦏꦭꦶ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.li/
• Rhymes: -li
• Hyphenation: ka‧li

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali.

Noun

ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

1. (ngoko) river

   Synonyms: (ngoko) ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), (krama) ꦭꦺꦥꦺꦤ꧀ (lèpèn), ꦧꦔꦮꦤ꧀ (bangawan), ꦏꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (kalèn)

Derived terms

• ꦏꦭꦺꦤ꧀ (kalèn)

 

Descendants

• → Betawi: kali
• → Dutch: kali
• → Indonesian: kali
• → Malay: kali

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic قَاضِي (qāḍī, “judge”). Cognate Malay kadi, Portuguese alicali.

Noun

ꦏꦭꦶ (kali)

1. (Islam) judge

References

• “kali” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2015) “kali”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN