Kali
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kali"
Translingual
Etymology 1
After the Hindu goddess Kali.
Proper noun
Kali f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chiasmodontidae – certain snaketooth fishes, deep sea fish of fearsome appearance.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class;- infraclass; Acanthopterygii - superorder; Scombriformes - order; Chiasmodontidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus of Chiasmodontidae): Kali indica - type species; Kali colubrina, Kali falx, Kali kerberti, Kali macrodon, Kali macrura, Kali parri - other species
Etymology 2
Originally a specific epithet, from Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.
Proper noun
Kali n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Amaranthaceae – certain prickly tumbleweeds; previously and again now usually included in genus Salsola.
Synonyms
- (genus of Amaranthaceae): Salsola kali (section)
Hypernyms
- (genus of Amaranthaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Caryophyllales – order; Amaranthaceae – family; Salsoloideae - subfamily; Salsoleae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of Amaranthaceae): Kali australis (now Salsola australis, Russian thistle), Kali collina (now Salsola collina), Kali griffithii (now Salsola griffithii), Kali jacquemontii (now Salsola jacquemontii), Kali ikonnikovii (now Salsola ikonnikovii), Kali komarovii (now Salsola komarovii), Kali paulsenii (barb-wire Russian thistle, now Salsola paulsenii), Kali rosacea (now Salsola rosacea), Kali tamamschjanae (now Salsola tamamschjanae), Kali tamariscina (now Salsola tamariscina), Kali tragus (prickly Russian thistle, Russian thistle, tumbleweed, now Salsola tragus), Kali turgidum (prickly saltwort, now Salsola kali), Kali zaidamica (now Salsola zaidamica) (species)
References
- (genus of Chiasmodontidae):
Kali (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Kali on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Chiasmodontidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Kali at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- (genus of Amaranthaceae):
- Kali at Plants of the World Online
- Kali at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
English
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit काली (kālī) or कालिका (kālikā).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kali
- (Hinduism) A goddess in Hinduism, one of the most significant figures within that religion, who destroys evil forces and bestows liberation.
- Synonyms: Mahakali, Kali Maa, Kali Ma, Maa Kali
- 1986, David R. Kinsley, Hindu Goddesses: Visions of the Divine Feminine in the Hindu Religious Tradition, published 1988, page 122:
- Kālī is Śiva's "other" wife, as it were, provoking him and encouraging him in his mad, antisocial, often disruptive habits. It is never Kālī who tames Śiva but Śiva who must becalm Kālī.
- 2000, Sanjukta Gupta, “27: The Worship of Kālī According to the Toḑala Tantra”, in David Gordon White, editor, Tantra in Practice, published 2001, page 463:
- To many Hindu Bengalis, Kālī is the most important divinity. Identified with the great Goddess, Devi Bhagavati, she subsumes all other goddesses.
- 2011, June McDaniel, “2: Kali: Goddess of Life, Death, and Transcendence”, in Patricia Monaghan, editor, Goddesses in World Culture, volume 1, page 26:
- A popular form of Kali worshiped in Calcutta is Adya Shakti Kali, or Kali as primordial power. Adya Shakti Kali is also present in some tantras, especially the Mahanirvana Tantra. Because she devours Kala or Time, she is Kali, the original form of all things, and because she is the origin and devourer of all things, she is called Adya Kali.
- A female given name from Sanskrit used especially in India.
Related terms
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Kali
- (Hinduism) A male demon, lord of Kali Yuga and the nemesis of Kalki, tenth avatar of Vishnu.
- Synonyms: Kalipurush, Kali Purush, Kalpurush
Usage notes
Some people refer the demon Kali as "Kalipurush" or "Kalpurush" to differentiate him from the goddess Kali.
Derived terms
Translations
goddess
|
female given name
See also
Etymology 3
A shortening of German Kalium.
Proper noun
Kali
- (homeopathy) A potassium salt.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
Kali n (strong, genitive Kalis, plural Kalis)
Declension
Declension of Kali [neuter, strong]
Greenlandic
Alternative forms
- (old orthography) Kale
Etymology
Proper noun
Kali
- a male given name from Danish
Related terms
References
- Nuka Møller: Kalaallit aqqi (Greenlandic personal names), Oqaasileriffik 2015, →ISBN
- Danskernes navne 2005, including the residents of Greenland
Portuguese
Proper noun
Kali f
Serbo-Croatian
Proper noun
Kali ? (Cyrillic spelling Кали)
- A municipality of Croatia.
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