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4-letter words (3 found)

GAIR,GARI,RAGI,

3-letter words (6 found)

AIR,GAR,RAG,RAI,RIA,RIG,

2-letter words (4 found)

AG,AI,AR,GI,

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Definitions and meaning of gari

gari

English

Etymology 1

Noun

gari (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of garri (“West African food made from cassava”).

Etymology 2

From Japanese ガリ.

Noun

gari (uncountable)

  1. Thinly sliced marinated ginger served as a condiment with sushi.

Anagrams

  • ragi, Gair, Ağrı, Riga, agri, agri-

Afar

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈri/ [ɡʌˈɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Noun

garí f 

  1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)
Declension

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡari/ [ˈɡʌɾɪ]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Adverb

gári

  1. near

Noun

gári m 

  1. surroundings, environment
Declension

References

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “gàri”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[2], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Basque

Etymology

From Proto-Basque *gali.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡaɾi/ [ɡa.ɾi]
  • Rhymes: -aɾi, -i
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Noun

gari inan

  1. wheat

Declension

References

Further reading

  • “gari”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • “gari”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ga‧ri
  • IPA(key): /ɡaˈɾi/ [ɡaˈɾi]

Adjective

garí

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) to look like; seem; as if
    Synonym: garo

Adverb

garí

  1. (Tabaco–Legazpi–Sorsogon) ostensibly; apparently; seemingly
    Synonym: garo

Hausa

Etymology

Cognate with Duwai gər, Lagwan ghu.

Pronunciation 1

  • IPA(key): /ɡà.ɽíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡə̀.ɽíː]

Noun

gàrī m (plural garūruwā̀, possessed form gàrin)

  1. town, village
Related terms
  • garu
Descendants
  • → Tal: garii

See also

  • birni

Pronunciation 2

  • IPA(key): /ɡàː.ɽíː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡàː.ɽíː]

Noun

gā̀rī m (possessed form gā̀rin)

  1. flour
  2. powder, powdered substance

References

  • Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 71.

Iban

Alternative forms

  • garik

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɡariʔ]

Noun

gari

  1. shirt
  2. blouse

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈɡari/ [ˈɡa.ri]
  • Rhymes: -ari
  • Syllabification: ga‧ri

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Hindi कड़ी (kaṛī) via Malay gari.

Noun

gari

  1. manacles (a shackle for the wrist, usually consisting of a pair of joined rings; a handcuff)
    Synonym: borgol

Verb

gari (active menggari, passive digari)

  1. (transitive) to manacle (to confine with manacles)
    Synonym: borgol

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ガリ (gari).

Noun

gari

  1. gari (thinly sliced marinated ginger served as a condiment with sushi)

Further reading

  • “gari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
  • “menggari” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

gari

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がり

Krio

Etymology

From Yoruba gàrí.

Noun

gàrí

  1. cassava flour

Latin

Noun

garī

  1. genitive singular of garum

Latvian

Noun

gari m

  1. nominative/vocative plural of gars

Adjective

gari

  1. nominative masculine plural of garš

Adverb

gari

  1. long; adverbial form of garš
    gari un plaši skaidrot ― to explain long and broadly (= fully, thoroughly)
    gari stiepts svilpiens ― a long drawn whistle
    gari elpo Jānelis ― Jānelis breathes long (= draws a long breath)

Malay

Etymology

From Hindi कड़ी (kaṛī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡari/
  • Rhymes: -ari, -ri, -i

Noun

gari (Jawi spelling ݢاري, plural gari-gari)

  1. handcuffs; manacles

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: gari

Further reading

  • “gari” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maore Comorian

Etymology

Borrowed from Swahili gari, from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ri/

Noun

gari class 5 (plural magari class 6)

  1. car (automobile)
  2. vehicle

References

  • “gari” in Outils & Ressources pour l'Exploitation de la Langue Comorienne, 2008.

Portuguese

Etymology

Named after French businessman Aleixo Gary, who in 1876 was contracted by the government of Rio de Janeiro to provide sanitation services.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -i
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ri

Noun

gari m or f by sense (plural garis)

  1. (Brazil) street sweeper
    Synonyms: varredor de rua, (Portugal, informal) almeida

Further reading

  • “gari”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
  • “gari”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

gari

  1. well-cooked and ready to eat (of food)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

gari

  1. jaundice

References

  • Wilner, John, editor (2003-2007), “gari”, in Languages of Suriname, 5th edition, SIL International, Sranan-English Dictionary

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Omani Arabic قاري (gāri, “car”), from Hindi गाड़ी (gāṛī, “cart, car”)/Urdu گاڑی (gāṛī) or Persian گاری (gâri, “cart”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡa.ri/

Noun

gari class V (plural magari class VI)

  1. car (automobile)
    kuendesha gari ― to drive a car
  2. vehicle (any vehicle, including wagons and trains)

Derived terms

  • Nominal derivations:
    • garimoshi (“train”)

Related terms

  • motokaa

Descendants

  • → Chichewa: galimoto
  • → Kamba: ngali
  • → Kikuyu: ngari
  • → Maore Comorian: gari
  • → Meru: ngari

References

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡarɪ/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡaːri/, /ˈɡari/

Verb

gari

  1. soft mutation of cari

Mutation

Yoruba

Alternative forms

  • gaàrí

Etymology

From Hausa gā̀rī.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡà.ɾí/

Noun

gàrí

  1. cassava flour
  2. A liquid food made with cassava flour and water

Verb

gàrí

  1. (idiomatic) to feed; to sustain

Descendants

  • → Krio: gari

Source: wiktionary.org