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kali

/ˈkæli/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about kali at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash.
  2. Wife of Siva and malevolent form of Devi.
    the black

Origin

From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.

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