Kuli

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kuli"

German

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”).

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
  2. (figurative) slave
Declension
Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuli die Kulis
genitive eines des Kulis der Kulis
dative einem dem Kuli den Kulis
accusative einen den Kuli die Kulis

Etymology 2

Noun

Kuli m (strong, genitive Kulis, plural Kulis)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of Kugelschreiber; (ballpoint) pen
Declension
Declension of Kuli [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Kuli die Kulis
genitive eines des Kulis der Kulis
dative einem dem Kuli den Kulis
accusative einen den Kuli die Kulis

Further reading

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