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kali.

time (instance or occurrence)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkali/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.li]Standard-Indonesian
  1. time (instance or occurrence)

    Aku berbelanja ke pasar tiga kali seminggu.
Where this word comes from

From Malay kali, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala.

prep/ˈkali/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.li]Standard-Indonesian
  1. times; multiplied by.

    Dua kali tiga sama dengan enam.
Where this word comes from

From Malay kali, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala.

noun/ˈkali/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.li]Standard-Indonesian
  1. a high official, in South Sulawesi

noun/ˈkali/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.li]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of lele (“catfish”)

    dialectal · rare
Where this word comes from

Compare Malay keli.

adv/ˈkali/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.li]Standard-Indonesian
  1. clipping of barangkali (“perhaps, maybe, probably”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
  2. very

    Medan · slang
Where this word comes from

From Malay kali, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala.

noun/ˈkali/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.li]Standard-Indonesian
  1. synonym of sungai (“river”)

Where this word comes from

From Javanese ꦏꦭꦶ (kali), from Old Javanese kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali. Compare to Malay gali ~ kali (“to dug”).

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