Masculine
Kuli
Meaning
- (masculine, strong) coolie (unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent)
- (figuratively, masculine, strong) slave
Concepts
Synonyms
Lastenträger
Lastträger
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkuːli/
Etymology
In summary
Borrowed from Hindi क़ुली (qulī) and Urdu قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), possibly from Ottoman Turkish قول (kul, “servant”).
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