kalo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kalo"

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian kalo. Doublet of taro, from Maori.

Noun

kalo

1. taro (Colocasia esculenta)
   • 2010 December 31, Charles H. Fletcher, Robynne Boyd, William J. Neal, Virginia Tice, Living on the Shores of Hawaii: Natural Hazards, the Environment, and Our Communities, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 111:

     Three hundred varieties of kalo are named in the Hawaiian language, 85 of which are still known today. In addition to being the source of the staple Hawaiian food poi, kalo was also used for fishing bait and as a dye.

Anagrams

• Kola, Okla, Okla., kola

Angloromani

Alternative forms

• kala, kali, kalli, kallo, kawla, kawlo, kawlu, kora, kowlo, kula

Etymology

From Romani kalo, from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo

1. black

References

• “kalo”, in Angloromani Dictionary‎^[1], The Manchester Romani Project, 2004-2006

Balkan Romani

Adjective

kalo

1. (Bugurdži, Crimea, Kosovo Arli, Macedonian Arli, Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) black
2. (Sepečides, Sofia Erli, Ursari) dark
3. (Sepečides) dark-skinned
4. (Sofia Erli) sooty

Noun

kalo m

1. (Macedonian Arli) blackness

References

• “kalo” in Bugurdži Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Crimean Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Kosovo Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Macedonian Arli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Sepečides Romani-English dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Sofia Erli Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Ursari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Baltic Romani

Alternative forms

• kaalò (Lotfitka)

Adjective

kalo

1. (Litovska, Xaladitka) black
2. (Litovska, Xaladitka) dark
3. (Xaladitka) tan

Noun

kalo m

1. (Xaladitka) Romani person

References

• “kalo” in Lithuanian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in North Russian Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Bambara

Noun

kalo

1. moon
2. month
3. menses

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/ [ˈka.l̪oʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧lo

Noun

kalò (Basahan spelling ᜃᜎᜓ)

1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) hat

   Synonyms: kopya, sombrero

Carpathian Romani

Alternative forms

• kaalo (Romungro)
• kaulo (Prekmurski)
• kálo (Veršend)

Adjective

kalo

1. (Burgenland, East Slovakia, Gurvari, Hungarian Vend) black
2. (Burgenland, East Slovakia) dark
3. (East Slovakia) cruel
4. (East Slovakia) desperate

Noun

kalo m

1. (East Slovakia) blackness, black color
2. (East Slovakia) mourning (dress)
3. (East Slovakia) Black (person), swarthy person

References

• “kalo” in Burgenland Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in East Slovak Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Gurvari Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Hungarian Vend Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧lo
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/ [ˈka.l̪oʔ]

Noun

kalò

1. hat

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkalo]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alo
• Hyphenation: ka‧lo

Noun

kalo (accusative singular kalon, plural kaloj, accusative plural kalojn)

1. callus (in general)
2. corn (callus on the foot)

   Synonym: (very explicit) piedkalo

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.lo/, [ˈkɐ.lo]

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *talo, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taləs.

Noun

kalo

1. taro; colocasia

Descendants

• → English: kalo

Higaonon

Noun

kalo

1. hat

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Malay kalau.

Conjunction

kalo

1. (informal, colloquial) Alternative form of kalau (“if; when”)
   • 2018 June 6, Yulianto, “Bazar Ramadan di Balaikota Semarang Disambut Antusias Warga [Ramadan Bazaar at Semarang City Hall Welcomed by Enthusiastic Citizens]”, in Suara Merdeka‎^[2], archived from the original on 27 October 2018:

     "Meski jauh datang dari Boja, gak masalah yang penting bisa belikan baju baru untuk anak saya buat Lebaran nanti. Soalnya, kalo sudah mepet hari Lebaran biasanya gak sempet lagi," ujarnya.

     "Even though it is far to come from Boja, it is not a problem, what's important is being able to buy new clothing for my son for Lebaran (Eid al-Fitr) later. The problem is, if/when it is already approaching the day for Lebaran, there is usually no chance anymore," she says.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese kalo.

Noun

kalo (first-person possessive kaloku, second-person possessive kalomu, third-person possessive kalonya)

1. type of bamboo sieve used to filter coconut milk

   Hypernyms: ayakan, penyaring, saringan, tapis, tapisan

Javanese

kalo

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kalo (Javanese spelling ꦏꦭꦺꦴ)

1. type of bamboo sieve used to filter coconut milk

Latin

Verb

kalō (present infinitive kalāre, supine kalātum); first conjugation, no perfect stem

1. Alternative form of calō

Conjugation

Conjugation of kalō (first conjugation, no perfect stem)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	kalō	kalās	kalat	kalāmus	kalātis	kalant
	imperfect	kalābam	kalābās	kalābat	kalābāmus	kalābātis	kalābant
	future	kalābō	kalābis	kalābit	kalābimus	kalābitis	kalābunt
passive	present	kalor	kalāris, kalāre	kalātur	kalāmur	kalāminī	kalantur
	imperfect	kalābar	kalābāris, kalābāre	kalābātur	kalābāmur	kalābāminī	kalābantur
	future	kalābor	kalāberis, kalābere	kalābitur	kalābimur	kalābiminī	kalābuntur
	perfect	kalātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	kalātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	kalātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	kalem	kalēs	kalet	kalēmus	kalētis	kalent
	imperfect	kalārem	kalārēs	kalāret	kalārēmus	kalārētis	kalārent
passive	present	kaler	kalēris, kalēre	kalētur	kalēmur	kalēminī	kalentur
	imperfect	kalārer	kalārēris, kalārēre	kalārētur	kalārēmur	kalārēminī	kalārentur
	perfect	kalātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	kalātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	kalā	—	—	kalāte	—
	future	—	kalātō	kalātō	—	kalātōte	kalantō
passive	present	—	kalāre	—	—	kalāminī	—
	future	—	kalātor	kalātor	—	—	kalantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		kalāre	—	kalātūrum esse	kalārī	kalātum esse	kalātum īrī
participles		kalāns	—	kalātūrus	—	kalātus	kalandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		kalandī	kalandō	kalandum	kalandō	kalātum	kalātū

Malay

Etymology 1

From kalau.

Conjunction

kalo (Jawi spelling کالو)

1. (informal, colloquial) Alternative form of kalau (“if”)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Javanese kalo.

Noun

kalo (Jawi spelling کالو, plural kalo-kalo, informal 1st possessive kaloku, 2nd possessive kalomu, 3rd possessive kalonya)

1. (uncommon) sieve

   Synonyms: ayak, penapis, penyaring, saringan, tapisan

Related terms

• kalu
• meo

 

Romani

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla), ultimately borrowed from Proto-Dravidian *kār.

Adjective

kalo (feminine kali, plural kale)

1. black

   Antonym: parno

Derived terms

• Kalo
• kalǎrel
• kalǒl

 

Descendants

• Angloromani: kalo, kala, kali, kalli, kallo, kawla, kawlo, kawlu, kora, kowlo, kula
• Caló: caló (“tanned, dark-skinned; Romani”)
  • → Catalan: caló, calé
  • → Portuguese: caló, calão
  • → Spanish: caló

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 157
• Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “kaló”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten [Romani-German-English dictionary for the Southern European region] (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 133
• Marcel Courthiade (2009) “kal/o, -i pl. -e”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög [My First European-Romani Dictionary: Romani, Hungarian, English, French, Spanish, German, Ukrainian, Romanian, Croatian, Slovak, Greek] (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, pages 184-185
• “kalo” in Dolenjski Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• Yaron Matras (2002) “Historical and linguistic origins”, in Romani: A Linguistic Introduction‎^[3], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian calo (“fall”).

Noun

kȁlo m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏ло)

1. difference in weight of delivered goods compared to invoice weight caused by drying, evaporation or similar processes
2. compensation for this loss of weight

Derived terms

• kalírati (“to lose weight, to weaken”)

Sinte Romani

Etymology

Ultimately from Sanskrit काल (kāla).

Adjective

kalo (feminine singular kali, plural kale)

1. black

   Synonym: kales

Derived terms

• kale
• kalepen
• kales
• kali kafeja
• kalo gib
• kalo khosêpaskêro
• kalo lil
• kalo maro
• kalo muj
• kalêrel
• vel kalo

 

References

• “kalo” in Sinte Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/ [ˈkaː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -aloʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧lo

Noun

kalò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓ)

1. bowl; large cup

   Synonyms: mangkok, tason

Etymology 2

Compare Cebuano kalo.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkaloʔ/ [ˈkaː.loʔ]
• Rhymes: -aloʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧lo

Noun

kalò (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓ)

1. hat (made from thin wood)

   Synonym: sumbrero

Etymology 3

Compare Javanese ꦏꦼꦭꦸꦃ (keluh, “bridle with nosering for cattle”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈloʔ/ [kɐˈloʔ]
• Rhymes: -oʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧lo

Noun

kalô (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜓ)

1. pulley

Anagrams

• alok, lako, loka

Vlax Romani

Adjective

kalo

1. (Banatiski Gurbet, Gurbet, Kalderaš, Lovara, Macedonian Džambazi, Sremski Gurbet) black
2. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) swarthy, dark(-skinned)
3. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) (sun-)tanned
4. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) bad, evil
5. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) unlucky, ominous, ill-omened, fatal
6. (Gurbet, Macedonian Džambazi) fatal, mortal, deadly, malignant (e.g. disease, illness)

Noun

kalo m

1. (Gurbet, Kalderaš) policeman
2. (Gurbet) chimney sweep
3. (Gurbet) Black, African
4. (Gurbet) Swarthy, Dark (Romani nickname)
5. (Gurbet) kidney
6. (Gurbet) train
7. (Kalderaš) a dark-skinned man

References

• “kalo” in Banatiski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Kalderaš Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Lovara Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Macedonian Džambazi Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
• “kalo” in Sremski Gurbet Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.