different between quli vs kuli

English

Noun

quli (plural qulis)

1. Archaic spelling of coolie.

Usage notes

• Generally italicised as a foreign word.

English

Noun

kuli (plural kulis)

1. Archaic spelling of coolie.

Aiwoo

Etymology

Probably a Polynesian borrowing.

Noun

kuli

1. dog

References

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007) , “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, issue 2. Cited in: "Äiwoo" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Atong (India)

Alternative forms

• khuli

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

Verb

kuli- (Bengali script ????)

1. to open

References

• van Breugel, Seino. 2015. Atong-English dictionary, second edition. Available online: https://www.academia.edu/487044/Atong_English_Dictionary.

Czech

Noun

kuli m

1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker)

Declension

Drehu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

Noun

kuli

1. dog

References

• Tyron, D.T., Hackman, B. (1983) Solomon Islands languages: An internal classification. Cited in: "Dehu" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "?De’u" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuli, from Proto-Oceanic *kulit, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit, from Proto-Austronesian *qaNiC.

Noun

kuli

1. skin (outer covering of the body of a person)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kuli/, [?kuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: ku?li

Etymology 1

From Russian ???? (kul?).

Noun

kuli

1. (historical) an old Russian unit of weight, used for grain and equal to 9 poods or around 147.42 kilograms

   Synonyms: matto, jauhomatto

Declension

Etymology 2

From Hindi ????? (qul?), Urdu ????.

Noun

kuli

1. coolie

Declension

Anagrams

• ilku, kilu, luki

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

Verb

kuli

1. (stative) to be deaf (not hearing)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *turi, from Proto-Central Pacific *tur-i, from Proto-Oceanic *tur, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud, from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.

Noun

kuli

1. knee

References

• “kuli” in the Hawaiian Dictionary, Revised and Enlarged Edition, University of Hawaii Press, 1986

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kuli]
• Hyphenation: ku?li
• Rhymes: -li

Noun

kuli (plural kulik)

1. coolie

Declension

Derived terms

• kulizik

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kuli, from Hindi ????? (qul?), from Chagatai [Term?], ultimately from Proto-Turkic *k?le (“slave, servant”).

Other forms occur in Bengali [script needed] (kuli) and Tamil ???? (k?li, “daily hire”), which are possibly also influenced by Hindi ???? (kol?, “weaver; low-class”). The Chinese word ?? (k?lì), meaning "to exert one's abilities; heavy labour work" in Classical Chinese, may have been influenced by cognates of the above Hindi word in other languages and may have further influenced English.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ku.li]
• Hyphenation: ku?li

Noun

kuli (first-person possessive kuliku, second-person possessive kulimu, third-person possessive kulinya)

1. laborer; coolie

   Synonyms: pekerja kasar, buruh kasar

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kuli” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit, from Proto-Austronesian *kuliC.

Noun

kuli

1. (anatomy) skin

Ngarrindjeri

Noun

kuli

1. head

Polish

Alternative forms

• (genitive plural of kula) kul

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ku.l?i/

Verb

kuli

1. third-person plural virile past of ku?

Noun

kuli f

1. inflection of kula:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

Slovak

Etymology

From Hindi ????? (qul?) / Urdu ???? (qul?, “hired laborer, slave”), from Turkish köle. Other forms occur in Bengali kuli and Tamil kuli, "daily hire." The Mandarin word ?? (k?lì), was originally a transcription of the Hindi, and literally means "bitterly hard (use of) strength".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kuli/
• Hyphenation: ku?li

Noun

kuli m (genitive singular kuliho, nominative plural kuliovia, genitive plural kuliov, declension pattern of kuli)

1. coolie

Declension

Further reading

• kuli in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Wolio

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kulit, from Proto-Austronesian *kuliC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

Noun

kuli

1. skin

References

• Anceaux, Johannes C. 1987. Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia). Dordrecht: Foris.