kali.
time (instance or occurrence)
Meaning & usage
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.
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.
a high official, in South Sulawesi
synonym of lele (“catfish”)
Where this word comes from
Compare Malay keli.
clipping of barangkali (“perhaps, maybe, probably”)
very
Where this word comes from
From Malay kali, from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”). Doublet of kala.
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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