kuli (plural kulis)

1. Archaic spelling of coolie.

• kuli-kuli (etymologically unrelated)

Probably a Polynesian borrowing.

kuli

1. dog

• Ross, M. & Næss, Å. (2007), “An Oceanic origin for Äiwoo, the language of the Reef Islands?”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 46, number 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.

• khuli

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

kuli- (Bengali script কুলি)

1. to open

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

kuli

1. skin

• René van den Berg and Brent Wiebe, Bola Grammar Sketch, p. 59

• IPA^(key): /kuˈliʔ/ [kʊˈl̪iʔ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

kulî (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

1. to be senile

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuliʔ/ [ˈku.l̪ɪʔ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

kulì (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

1. having a hard time due to some obstacle
2. reluctant

kulì (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

1. reluctantly
2. seldom; rarely

kulì (Badlit spelling ᜃᜓᜎᜒ)

1. to have a hard time doing something

• IPA^(key): [ˈkulɪ]

kuli m anim

1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker)

• “kuli”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kuli”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “kuli”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kuli

1. animate masculine plural past active participle of kout

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

kuli

1. dog

• 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: "ⁿDe’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.

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

kuli

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/, [ˈkuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧li
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧li

From Russian куль (kulʹ).

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

From Hindi क़ुली (qulī), Urdu قلی.

kuli

1. coolie

• “kuli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

• ilku, kilu, luki

From Proto-Polynesian *tuli,^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *tuli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuli, from Proto-Austronesian *Culi.

kuli

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

From Proto-Polynesian *turi (compare with Maori turi),^[1] from Proto-Central Pacific *tur-i, from Proto-Oceanic *tur (compare with Fijian duru), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuhud (compare with Malay tuhut and lutut, Tagalog tuhod), from Proto-Austronesian *tuduS.^[2]

kuli

1. (anatomy) knee

• kukuli

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuli]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li
• Rhymes: -li

kuli (plural kulik)

1. coolie

• (coolie): kuli in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• ([regional] inward-turning [horn or cattle with such horn]): kuli in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

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From Malay kuli, from Hindi क़ुली (qulī), from Chagatai قل (qul), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kul (“slave, servant”).

Other forms occur in Bengali কুলি (kuli) and Tamil கூலி (kūli, “daily hire”), which are possibly also influenced by Hindi कोली (kolī, “weaver; low-class”). The Chinese word 苦力 (kǔlì), 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.

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

kuli (plural kuli-kuli)

1. laborer; coolie

   Synonyms: pekerja kasar, buruh kasar

   • 2019 February 20, “Pernah Jadi Kuli Bangunan, Wisanggeni Kini Tekuni Melukis [Once a Construction Laborer, Wisangenni Now Draws Diligently]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[3], archived from the original on 6 September 2019:

     Ia menambahkan pernah juga bekerja sebagai kuli bangunan, buruh pabrik di Solo, pernah juga bekerja di warung makan.

     He adds that he had once worked as a construction laborer, a factory worker at Solo, and had also worked at a food stall.

• “kuli”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Borrowed from Russian куль (kulʹ). Doublet of kulja.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/, [ˈkulʲi]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/, [ˈkuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

kuli

1. bast sack
2. a unit of dry volume equivalent to around 293 liters

• One kuli is equal to eight vakka.

Related to Estonian kuli (“dude”); kuli was traditionally exclusively played by men and boys.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/, [ˈkulʲi]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkuli/, [ˈkuli]
• Rhymes: -uli
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

kuli

1. gorodki (a type of traditional game where wooden chips were hit with a stick)

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 216

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

kuli

1. (anatomy) skin

kuli

1. head

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uli
• Syllabification: ku‧li

See gwoli.

kuli

1. (Eastern Kraków, Gmina Stopnica, Miechowskie, Lasovia, Tarnobrzeg County, Nisko County) alternative form of gwoli

   Cyli kuli wazności, cyli kuli winsowania... co Bóg... pédział - Rośnijta i napełniajta ziemie! (Lasovia, Tarnobrzeg County, Nisko County)

   So for the sake of importance, so for the sake of congratulating... what God... said - Grow and fill the earth!

   Darujta bliźniemu... kuli zbáwieniu dusnemu! (Lasovia, Tarnobrzeg County, Nisko County)

   Forgive your neighbor... for the salvation of your soul!

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kuli

1. third-person singular present of kulić

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kuli

1. third-person plural virile past of kuć

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kuli f

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

• Jan Karłowicz (1901), “kuli”, in Słownik gwar polskich [Dictionary of Polish dialects] (in Polish), volume 2: F do K, Kraków: Akademia Umiejętności, page 152

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuʎi]
• Hyphenation: ku‧li

kuli m pers

1. coolie

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kuli f

1. dative/locative singular of kuľa

• “kuli”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

kuli

1. (derogatory, offensive) coolie; an Indian-Surinamese person, a Surinamese person of Indian descent.
   • 1976, Suky Akkal, “Kapharia Ke Leb”, in The Tropical Mood:

     Gwe yu skôyer! Mi no e trow nanga no wan kuli

     Go away, you beggar! I'm not going to marry a coolie

Borrowed from English coolie.^[1]

• Audio (Kenya):

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kuli class V (plural makuli class VI)

1. coolie, dockworker

• hamali
• mpakizi

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

• IPA^(key): /kuli/

kuli

1. skin

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