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KaliEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗KaliEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Borrowed from Sanskrit कलि (kali).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗KaliEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
A shortening of German Kalium.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗kaliEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗kaliEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Uncertain; see arnis#Name at Wikipedia for more.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗kaliEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Uncertain; possibly a reference to the appearance of soda ash produced by burning kali (Etymology 1).
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Chambers (1908)
1908- KaliEnglish · e-38538-6507
Kali, kal′i, or kā′lī, n. the prickly saltwort or glasswort.—adj. Kalig′enous, producing alkalies.—n. Kā′lium, potassium.
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Kali, kä′lē, n. a carpet with long nap, also the large carpet covering the centre of a Persian room.
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Kali, kä′lē, n. a Hindu goddess, wife of Siva, the dark goddess of destruction—called also Durga.
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