# kari
## Abinomn
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Noun

kari (dual karirom, plural karigon)
* barbed arrow (weapon used for hunting)

### References

* ↑ Foley, William A. (2018) “The languages of Northwest New Guinea”, in Palmer, Bill, editor, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area: A Comprehensive Guide (The World of Linguistics), volume 4, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, pages 433–568

## 'Are'are
### Noun

kari (plural hi kari, plural wau kari)
* octopus

## Bambara
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

kari
* Sunday
    Synonym: dimansi

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

kari
* (transitive) to break
* to pick, harvest (a crop)

## Basque
### Noun

kari
* dative indefinite of ka
* dative singular of ka

## Brunei Malay
### Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kari/
* Hyphenation: ka‧ri

### Noun

kari
* curry

## Cebuano
### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: ka‧ri
* IPA: /kaˈɾi/ [kɐˈɾ̪i]

### Adverb

karí
* Alternative form of kiri (“this near me/us”)

#### See also
## Czech
### Alternative forms

* karí

### Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkarɪ]

### Noun

kari n (indeclinable)
* curry (mixture of ground spices)
* curry (dish)

### Further reading

* “kari”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
* “kari”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kari”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Estonian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *karja, which is likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz. Cognate with Finnish karja.

#### Noun

kari (genitive karja, partitive karja)
* cattle
* herd, flock

##### Derived terms

* karihiir (“shrew”)

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *kari, borrowed from late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*skarj(a)-), from Proto-Germanic *skarją. Cognate with Finnish kari.

#### Noun

kari (genitive kari, partitive kari)
* reef

##### Inflection
## Fijian
### Verb

kari
* scrape

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kari (compare Estonian kari), borrowed from late Proto-Norse [script needed] (*skarj(a)-) (compare Swedish skär, English skerry), from Proto-Germanic *skarją.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑri/, [ˈkɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑri
* Hyphenation: ka‧ri

### Noun

kari
* rock (mass of stone projecting out of water or just underwater)
* skerry (small rocky island)
    Synonym: luoto
* ground (bottom of a body of water whenever it produces a navigational hazard)
    ajaa karilleto run aground

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karini
karini
accusative
nom.
karini
karini
gen.
karini
genitive
karini
karieni
partitive
kariani
karejani
inessive
karissani
kareissani
elative
karistani
kareistani
illative
kariini
kareihini
adessive
karillani
kareillani
ablative
kariltani
kareiltani
allative
karilleni
kareilleni
essive
karinani
kareinani
translative
karikseni
kareikseni
abessive
karittani
kareittani
instructive
comitative
—kareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karisi
karisi
accusative
nom.
karisi
karisi
gen.
karisi
genitive
karisi
kariesi
partitive
kariasi
karejasi
inessive
karissasi
kareissasi
elative
karistasi
kareistasi
illative
kariisi
kareihisi
adessive
karillasi
kareillasi
ablative
kariltasi
kareiltasi
allative
karillesi
kareillesi
essive
karinasi
kareinasi
translative
kariksesi
kareiksesi
abessive
karittasi
kareittasi
instructive
comitative
—kareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karimme
karimme
accusative
nom.
karimme
karimme
gen.
karimme
genitive
karimme
kariemme
partitive
kariamme
karejamme
inessive
karissamme
kareissamme
elative
karistamme
kareistamme
illative
kariimme
kareihimme
adessive
karillamme
kareillamme
ablative
kariltamme
kareiltamme
allative
karillemme
kareillemme
essive
karinamme
kareinamme
translative
kariksemme
kareiksemme
abessive
karittamme
kareittamme
instructive
comitative
—kareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karinne
karinne
accusative
nom.
karinne
karinne
gen.
karinne
genitive
karinne
karienne
partitive
karianne
karejanne
inessive
karissanne
kareissanne
elative
karistanne
kareistanne
illative
kariinne
kareihinne
adessive
karillanne
kareillanne
ablative
kariltanne
kareiltanne
allative
karillenne
kareillenne
essive
karinanne
kareinanne
translative
kariksenne
kareiksenne
abessive
karittanne
kareittanne
instructive
comitative
—kareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
karinsa
karinsa
accusative
nom.
karinsa
karinsa
gen.
karinsa
genitive
karinsa
kariensa
partitive
kariaan kariansa
karejaan karejansa
inessive
karissaan karissansa
kareissaan kareissansa
elative
karistaan karistansa
kareistaan kareistansa
illative
kariinsa
kareihinsa
adessive
karillaan karillansa
kareillaan kareillansa
ablative
kariltaan kariltansa
kareiltaan kareiltansa
allative
karilleen karillensa
kareilleen kareillensa
essive
karinaan karinansa
kareinaan kareinansa
translative
karikseen kariksensa
kareikseen kareiksensa
abessive
karittaan karittansa
kareittaan kareittansa
instructive
comitative
—kareineen kareinensa :

#### Derived terms

* karikko
* karinen
* Karisto
* kariuttaa
* kariutua
* Hahtokari
* Karijoki
* Karikoski
* karikukko
* Karilahti
* Kariluoto
* karimerkki
* karimetso
* Karimäki
* Kariniemi
* Karinkanta
* Karioja
* Karisalmi
* Laitakari
* Rantakari
* salakari
* Salakari
* Seiskari
* Vasankari
* Virrankari

#### Related terms

* karikko
* karilla (“aground”)
* karille (“(into being) aground”)
* kariutua

### Further reading

* “kari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* Irak, arki, raki

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkɒri]
* Hyphenation: ka‧ri
* Rhymes: -ri

### Etymology 1

From kar (“faculty; arm”) +‎ -i (adjective-forming suffix).

#### Adjective

kari (not comparable)
* faculty (of or relating to faculty)
    kari személyzet ― faculty members
* of arm
    kari véna ― vein of the arm

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Clipping and -i diminutive of karácsony (“Christmas”).

#### Noun

kari (plural karik)
* (informal) Christmas
    Synonym: karácsony

##### Declension
### Further reading

* kari in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈka.ri/
* Rhymes: -ri
* Hyphenation: ka‧ri

### Noun

kari
* curry
** one of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce
** a spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder

### Further reading

* “kari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Japanese
### Romanization

kari
* Rōmaji transcription of かり
* Rōmaji transcription of カリ

## Kaurna
### Noun

kari
* emu, Dromaius novaehollandiae

## Kikuyu
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kàɾì(ꜜ)/
    As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a monosyllabic stem, together with mũri, ngo, and so on.

### Noun

kari class 12 (plural tũri)
* some species of the family Connaraceae
** Agelaea pentagyna (syn. A. heterophylla)
    Synonym: mũcũthi
** Rourea thomsonii

### References

* ↑ “kari” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 380. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
* 1 2 Beentje, H.J. (1994). Kenya Trees, Shrubs and Lianas. Nairobi, Kenya: National Museum of Kenya. →ISBN

## Laboya
### Etymology

Compare Indonesian kerbau.

### Noun

kari
* water buffalo

### References

* Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “kari”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 46

## Latvian
### Noun

kari m
* nominative/vocative plural of karš

## Lindu
### Noun

kari
* dried meat; jerky

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From kali, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali.

### Verb

kari
* to dig

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian from Proto-Oceanic *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) ~ *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali). Doublet of keri.

### Verb

kari
* to dig
    Synonyms: huke, kōkō
* to cleave
* to wound

#### Derived terms

* kākari
* kakari
* karikari
* whakakarikari

### References

* ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 130
* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kali.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
* ↑ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 123-4

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kari”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 119
* “kari” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Mauritian Creole
### Etymology

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

### Noun

kari
* curry

### References

* Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

## Northern Ohlone
### Adverb

kari
* out, outside
** 1921, María de los Angeles Colós, José Guzman, and John Peabody Harrington, Chochenyo Field Notes‎:hoṭṭo karicome outside

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From the name Kari.

#### Noun

kari f (definite singular karia, indefinite plural karier, definite plural kariene)
* a crow (black bird of the genus Corvus)
* (in compounds)
** used in calendar terms
    ‎kari + ‎-mess → ‎karimess
** used as a prefix, condescendingly to a woman

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

kari n
* (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of kar

### References

* “kari” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀓𑀭𑀺 (Brahmi script)
* करि (Devanagari script)
* করি (Bengali script)
* කරි (Sinhalese script)
* ကရိ or ၵရိ (Burmese script)
* กริ or กะริ (Thai script)
* ᨠᩁᩥ (Tai Tham script)
* ກຣິ or ກະຣິ (Lao script)
* ករិ (Khmer script)
* 𑄇𑄢𑄨 (Chakma script)

### Verb

kari
* second/third-person singular aorist active of karoti (“to do”)

## Seychellois Creole
### Etymology

Borrowed from Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

### Noun

kari
* curry

### References

* Danielle D’Offay et Guy Lionnet, Diksyonner Kreol - Franse / Dictionnaire Créole Seychellois - Français

## Sranan Tongo
### Etymology

From English call.

### Verb

kari
* to call
** 1959, “God zij met ons Suriname”, Henri Frans de Ziel, Cornelis Atses Hoekstra (lyrics), Johannes Corstianus de Puy (music) (overall work in Dutch and Sranan Tongo):Sranangron e kari un'Suriname is calling us
* to list, to mention, to name one by one, to enumerate

### Noun

kari
* invitation, summons
* phone number

## Tagalog
### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). Doublet of karí (“cafeteria food”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkaɾi/ [ˈkaː.ɾɪ]
* Rhymes: -aɾi
* Syllabification: ka‧ri

#### Noun

kari (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒ)
* curry

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay kari, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi). Doublet of kari (“curry”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /kaˈɾi/ [kɐˈɾi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Syllabification: ka‧ri

#### Noun

karí (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜇᜒ)
* any ready-cooked dish served in a restaurant or eatery

##### Derived terms

* ikari
* kare-kare
* karihan
* karinderya
* kumari
* magkakari
* magkari

### References

* “kari”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Zorc, David Paul (1981) Core Etymological Dictionary of Filipino: Part 2, page 79
* Potet, Jean-Paul G. (2016) Tagalog Borrowings and Cognates, Lulu Press, →ISBN, page 101

### Anagrams

* Irak

## Turkish
### Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاری (kari), from Arabic قَارِئ (qāriʔ), active participle of قَرَأَ (qaraʔa, “to read”).

### Noun

kari (definite accusative kariyi, plural kariler)
* (dated) reader
    Synonyms: okur, okuyucu
* a professional Qur'an reader

### References

* Devellioğlu, Ferit (1962) “kari'”, in Osmanlıca-Türkçe Ansiklopedik Lûgat‎‎ (in Turkish), Istanbul: Türk Dil Kurumu, page 589
* Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kari”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
* Redhouse, James W. (1890) “قاری”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1413
* Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN

## Yawuru
### Noun

kari
* grog, alcohol

### References

* Corinna Handschuh, A typology of marked-S languages

## Yoruba
### Alternative forms

* kàíbi
* kàbí

### Etymology

Possibly from kí (“let”) +‎ à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ rí (“to see”), literally “let us see; let us know”. While it is an interrogative marker (see kàríbi (“where”) and kàrìgbì (“when”), it also may be used as a synonym to kàríbi or kàbí. Those in the current Nigerian state of Ekiti may use kàbí or ubi sí, in addition to kàríbi. In the Akure subdialect of Ekiti, they mainly use kàríbi, in addition to kàí or kàbí. All these terms are synonymous and can generally used by any Ekiti speaker regardless of subdialect. The term kàrí is also used in Ijesha.

### Pronunciation

IPA: /kà.ɾí/

### Particle

kàrí
* (Ekiti) Used to make an interrogative question regarding place or time.

#### Derived terms

* kàríbi (“where”)
* kàrìgbì (“when”)

### Adverb

kàrí
* (interrogative, Ekiti) Alternative form of kàríbi (“where”)
    Synonyms: kàríbi, kàbí, ubi sí
    kàrí ọwhere are you?
* (interrogative, Ijesha) where
    kàrí ọ ránwhere are you?