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kalis.

clean, pure

5 characters2 syllables approx.Bahasa Indonesia language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkalis/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.lɪs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. clean, pure

  2. shiny

Where this word comes from

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

adj/ˈkalis/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.lɪs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. resistant

    rare

  2. tight

    rare

  3. elastic

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kalis (“inadhesive, irreceptive, impermanent”) (compare Javanese ꦏꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (kalis, “impervious, unreceptive; immune”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalis (“harden one's feelings, become inured”).

verb/ˈkalis/Standard-Indonesian[ˈka.lɪs]Standard-Indonesian

  1. to be avoided, to be spared

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Malay kalis (“inadhesive, irreceptive, impermanent”) (compare Javanese ꦏꦭꦶꦱ꧀ (kalis, “impervious, unreceptive; immune”)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kalis (“harden one's feelings, become inured”).

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