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къали

[ˈq͡χʼːa.li]

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Transcription
[ˈq͡χʼːa.li]
Plain keyboard
q'ali · ASCII, no special letters
Syllables
къа·ли · 2 syllables
Sound pattern
CV.CV · C = consonant, V = vowel
Latin spelling
qʼali

Syllables, stress pattern and Latin spelling are worked out from the spelling by rule.

Meaning

  1. 1

    qali (traditional dry measure of ~14 kg)

    кали, саба (традиционная мера сыпучих тел, около 14 кг)

  2. 2

    wooden tub/measure holding ~14 kg

    мерка (кадка около 14 кг)

  3. 3

    box (e.g. matchbox)

    короб, коробок (напр. спичечный)

  4. 4

    mill chute / hopper

    лоток мельницы

  5. 5

    torso, trunk; drum

    туловище (без конечностей); каркас; коробка; кузов; основа; туловище

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Grammar what kind of word it is, and how it behaves Show ▾ Hide ▴
Part of speech
Noun
Noun class
class III · things and animals
Declension
Second Declension (-лъ)
Number
countable · has a singular and a plural
Plural
къалал
From verb
Entry object (292006)
Homograph group
292003
Database id
292003
Added
2026-08-24
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Morphology and grammar info 45 stored forms · Grey means we worked it out by rule, not from a text. Show ▾ Hide ▴

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🔤 Noun Cases
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Core Cases
Case Singular In texts Singular (alt. 1) In texts Plural In texts
Nominative who / what
къали /[q͡χʼːali]/
🔒 251
—
0
къалал /[q͡χʼːalal]/
🔒 68
Ergative by whom
къолоца /[q͡χʼːalijaɬ]/
🔒 6
къалиялъ /[q͡χʼːalijaɬ]/
🔒 0
къалаз /[q͡χʼːalaz]/
0
Genitive of whom / of what
къолол /[q͡χʼːalijaɬul]/
🔒 48
къалиялъул /[q͡χʼːalijaɬul]/
🔒 11
къалазул /[q͡χʼːalazul]/
🔒 7
Dative to whom
къалиялъе /[q͡χʼːalijaɬe]/
🔒 2
—
0
къалазе /[q͡χʼːalaze]/
0
Locative (Spatial) Cases
Series 1 -да · on, on the surface
Case Singular In texts Singular (alt. 1) In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
къалиялда /[q͡χʼːalijalda]/
🔒 5
—
0
къалазда /[q͡χʼːalazda]/
🔒 18
Allative to where
къалиялде /[q͡χʼːalijalde]/
🔒 1
—
0
къалазде /[q͡χʼːalazde]/
🔒 6
Ablative from where
къолодаса /[q͡χʼːolodasa]/
0
къалиялдаса /[q͡χʼːalijaldasa]/
0
къалаздаса /[q͡χʼːalazdasa]/
🔒 2
Perlative through / along
къолодасан /[q͡χʼːolodasan]/
0
къалиялдасан /[q͡χʼːalijaldasan]/
0
къалаздасан /[q͡χʼːalazdasan]/
🔒 1
Series 2 -хъ · at, by, near
Case Singular In texts Singular (alt. 1) In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
къолохъ /[q͡χʼːoloq͡χː]/
0
къалиялъухъ /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuq͡χː]/
0
къалазухъ /[q͡χʼːalazuq͡χː]/
🔒 2
Allative to where
къолохъе /[q͡χʼːoloq͡χːe]/
🔒 1
къалиялъухъе /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuq͡χːe]/
0
къалазухъе /[q͡χʼːalazuq͡χːe]/
🔒 6
Ablative from where
къолохъа /[q͡χʼːoloq͡χːa]/
0
къалиялъухъа /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuq͡χːa]/
0
къалазухъа /[q͡χʼːalazuq͡χːa]/
0
Perlative through / along
къолохъан /[q͡χʼːoloq͡χːan]/
🔒 10
къалиялъухъан /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuq͡χːan]/
0
къалазухъан /[q͡χʼːalazuq͡χːan]/
🔒 1
Series 3 -лъ · in, inside
Case Singular In texts Singular (alt. 1) In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
къололъ /[q͡χʼːoloɬ]/
0
къалиялъулъ /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuɬ]/
0
къалазулъ /[q͡χʼːalazuɬ]/
0
Allative to where
къололъе /[q͡χʼːoloɬe]/
0
къалиялъулъе /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuɬe]/
0
къалазулъе /[q͡χʼːalazuɬe]/
0
Ablative from where
къололъа /[q͡χʼːoloɬa]/
🔒 2
къалиялъулъа /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuɬa]/
0
къалазулъа /[q͡χʼːalazuɬa]/
0
Perlative through / along
къололъан /[q͡χʼːoloɬan]/
0
къалиялъулъан /[q͡χʼːalijaɬuɬan]/
0
къалазулъан /[q͡χʼːalazuɬan]/
0
Series 4 -кь · under, beneath
Case Singular In texts Singular (alt. 1) In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
къолокь /[q͡χʼːolot͡ɬʼː]/
0
къалиялъукь /[q͡χʼːalijaɬut͡ɬʼː]/
0
къалазукь /[q͡χʼːalazut͡ɬʼː]/
0
Allative to where
къолокье /[q͡χʼːolot͡ɬʼːe]/
0
къалиялъукье /[q͡χʼːalijaɬut͡ɬʼːe]/
0
къалазукье /[q͡χʼːalazut͡ɬʼːe]/
0
Ablative from where
къолокьа /[q͡χʼːolot͡ɬʼːa]/
0
къалиялъукьа /[q͡χʼːalijaɬut͡ɬʼːa]/
0
къалазукьа /[q͡χʼːalazut͡ɬʼːa]/
0
Perlative through / along
къолокьан /[q͡χʼːolot͡ɬʼːan]/
0
къалиялъукьан /[q͡χʼːalijaɬut͡ɬʼːan]/
0
къалазукьан /[q͡χʼːalazut͡ɬʼːan]/
0
Series 5 -б · among, within a mass
Case Singular In texts Singular (alt. 1) In texts Plural In texts
Locative where
къалиялъуб /[q͡χʼːalijaɬub]/
🔒 1
къалиб /[q͡χʼːalib]/
🔒 2
къалазуб /[q͡χʼːalazub]/
0
Allative to where
къалиялъубе /[q͡χʼːalijaɬube]/
🔒 1
—
0
къалазубе /[q͡χʼːalazube]/
0
Ablative from where
къалиялъуса /[q͡χʼːalijaɬusa]/
🔒 1
—
0
къалазуса /[q͡χʼːalazusa]/
0
Perlative through / along
къалиялъусан /[q͡χʼːalijaɬusan]/
🔒 1
—
0
къалазусан /[q͡χʼːalazusan]/
0
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From the corpus sentences from real texts Show ▾ Hide ▴

  • къали гӀадаб чехъ

    бочке подобный живот

    Collocation examples

  • Меседил зурма пуна, резил къали кьабана.

    На золотой зурне играли, в медный барабан били.

    Sentence examples

  • КӀиго къали богӀол, щуго метр бозилги кьун, босун букӀана дица гьеб ГъоцӀалъа.

    Отдав две меры ячменя и пять метров бязи, взял я его в Гоцатле.

    Sentence examples

  • Я къали чӀвай, я зурма пуй.

    Или бей в барабан, или на зурне играй.

    Sentence examples

  • Абунин абиялъ къали базе ккарабила.

    Чужие слухи передавал - на мерку зерна оштрафован.

    Аа - proverbs

  • колонка къали

    колонка

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