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Kali
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Appendix:Variations of "kali"
Translingual
thumb|Kali indica species
Etymology 1
After the Hindu goddess en Kali.
Proper noun
1 f
genus family Chiasmodontidae certain snaketooth fish es, deep sea fish of fearsome appearance
Hypernyms
genus ;- infraclass; Acanthopterygii superorder superorder; Scombriformes order order; Chiasmodontidae family family
Hyponyms
genus of Chiasmodontidae Kali indica species type species; Kali colubrina species, Kali falx species, Kali kerberti species, Kali macrodon species, Kali macrura species, Kali parri species other species
Etymology 2
Originally a specific epithet, from mul ar قِلْي. See en alkali.
Proper noun
1 n
genus family Amaranthaceae certain prickly tumbleweeds; previously and again now usually included in genus Salsola
Synonyms
genus of Amaranthaceae Salsola kali species section
Hypernyms
genus of Amaranthaceae ; Salsoloideae subfamily subfamily; Salsoleae tribe tribe
Hyponyms
genus of Amaranthaceae Kali australis species (now Salsola australis species, Russian thistle), Kali collina species (now Salsola collina species), Kali griffithii species (now Salsola griffithii species), Kali jacquemontii species (now Salsola jacquemontii species), Kali ikonnikovii species (now Salsola ikonnikovii species), Kali komarovii species (now Salsola komarovii species), Kali paulsenii species (barb-wire Russian thistle, now Salsola paulsenii species), Kali rosacea species (now Salsola rosacea species), Kali tamamschjanae species (now Salsola tamamschjanae species), Kali tamariscina species (now Salsola tamariscina species), Kali tragus species (prickly Russian thistle, Russian thistle, tumbleweed, now Salsola tragus species), Kali turgidum species (prickly saltwort, now Salsola kali species), Kali zaidamica species (now Salsola zaidamica species) species
Etymology 3
mul en:Kayah Li,fr:kayah li.
Symbol
Kayah Li
References
genus of Chiasmodontidae
Kali (fish)
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Chiasmodontidae
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genus of Amaranthaceae
Kali (plant)
Kali (Amaranthaceae)
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mul Amaranths and goosefoots
English
right|thumb|A 12th century bronze statue of the goddess Kali
Etymology 1
From en sa काली or sa कालिका.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑːli/
anglicized alternative pronunciation of the given name en /ˈkæli/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kali.wav Southern England
en ɑːli 2
en æli 2
Proper noun
en Hindu god A goddess in Hinduism, one of the most significant figures within that religion, who destroys evil forces and bestows liberation.
en Mahakali Kali Maa Kali Ma Maa Kali
en 1986 David R. Kinsley Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition http://books.google.com.au/books?id=HzldwMHeS6IC&pg=PA122&dq=%22kali%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NqoDUtzMK8-aiAeE54HoCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22kali%22&f=false 122 1988 Kālī is Śiva's "other" wife, as it were, provoking him and encouraging him in his mad, antisocial, often disruptive habits. It is never Kālī who tames Śiva but Śiva who must becalm Kālī.
en 2000 Sanjukta Gupta 27: The Worship of Kālī According to the Toḑala Tantra David Gordon White Tantra in Practice 2001 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=hayV4o50eUEC&pg=PA463&dq=%22kali%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NqoDUtzMK8-aiAeE54HoCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22kali%22&f=false 463 To many Hindu Bengalis, Kālī is the most important divinity. Identified with the great Goddess, Devi Bhagavati, she subsumes all other goddesses.
en 2011 June McDaniel 2: Kali: Goddess of Life, Death, and Transcendence Patricia Monaghan Goddesses in World Culture 1 http://books.google.com.au/books?id=qotjet-Hb0MC&pg=PA26&dq=%22kali%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=NqoDUtzMK8-aiAeE54HoCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22kali%22&f=false 26 A popular form of Kali worshiped in Calcutta is Adya Shakti Kali, or Kali as primordial power. Adya Shakti Kali is also present in some tantras, especially the Mahanirvana Tantra. Because she devours Kala or Time, she is Kali, the original form of all things, and because she is the origin and devourer of all things, she is called Adya Kali.
en female Sanskrit used especially in India.
Related terms
en Bhadrakali
en Kali Puja
Etymology 2
en :bor sa:कलि + 1
Proper noun
en Hinduism A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.
en Kalipurush Kali Purush Kalpurush
Usage notes
Some people refer the demon Kali as "Kalipurush" or "Kalpurush" to differentiate him from the goddess Kali.
Derived terms
en Kali Yuga
Translations
goddess
Basque: eu Kali
Bengali: bn কালী f
Bulgarian: bg Кали
Burmese: my ကာလီ
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 迦梨, cmn 時母
Czech: cs Kálí f
Danish: da Kali
Dutch: nl Kálii
Finnish: fi Kali
French: fr Kâlî
German: de Kali
Hindi: hi काली f
Hungarian: hu Káli
Indonesian: id Kali
Irish: ga Cailí f
Italian: it Kali
Japanese: ja カーリー kārī
Korean: ko 칼리
Malayalam: ml കാളി
Marathi: mr काली f
Newar: new काली
Polish: pl Kali
Portuguese: pt Kali
Russian: ru Ка́ли
Sanskrit: sa काली
Sinhalese: si කාලී
Spanish: es Kali
Swedish: sv Kali
Tamil: ta காளி
Telugu: te కాళి
Thai: th กาลี kālī
Turkish: tr Kali
Urdu: ur کالی
male demon
Hindi: hi कलि m
Marathi: mr कलि m
Sanskrit: sa कलि
female given name
See also
Kali (Demon)
Kali in sculpture
Paintings of Kali
Etymology 3
A shortening of en de Kalium.
Proper noun
en homeopathy A potassium salt.
Anagrams
en aikl Lika ilka Kail kail kila laik Laki Akil
en Hindu deities
German
Etymology
de :der ar:قِلْي
Ultimately from de ar قِلْي.
Pronunciation
de De-Kali.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n,,s
potash (Short form of Kalisalz)
Declension
n,,s
Greenlandic
Alternative forms
old orthography kl Kale
Etymology
Borrowed from kl da Christen.
Proper noun
kl proper noun
kl male Danish
Related terms
kl Kajistiaat
kl Kalistat
kl Kalistiaat
kl Kari
References
Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, 978-87-990324-3-3
Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland
Portuguese
Proper noun
f
pt Cáli
Serbo-Croatian
hr:
Pronunciation
Kȃli
Proper noun
Kȃli m-in
sh municipality c/Croatia