കൂലി

Malayalam

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani क़ुली / قلی (qulī, “hired laborer”), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *kul (“slave, servant”). Cognate with Telugu కూలీ (kūlī), Tamil கூலி (kūli) and Kannada ಕೂಲಿ (kūli).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuːli/

Noun

കൂലി • (kūli)

  1. salary, payment for doing job
  2. coolie
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