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Yes. The word kalis is a Scrabble US word. The word kalis is worth 9 points in Scrabble:

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5-letter words (4 found)

KAILS,KALIS,LAIKS,SKAIL,

4-letter words (14 found)

AILS,ILKA,ILKS,KAIL,KAIS,KALI,LAIK,LIAS,LISK,SAIL,SAKI,SIAL,SIKA,SILK,

3-letter words (15 found)

AIL,AIS,ALS,ASK,ILK,KAI,KAS,KIS,LAS,LIS,SAI,SAL,SIK,SKA,SKI,

2-letter words (9 found)

AI,AL,AS,IS,KA,KI,LA,LI,SI,

You can make 42 words from kalis according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of kalis

kalis aklis klais lkais alkis lakis kails akils kials ikals aikls iakls klias lkias kilas iklas likas ilkas aliks laiks ailks ialks liaks ilaks kalsi aklsi klasi lkasi alksi laksi kasli aksli ksali skali askli sakli klsai lksai kslai sklai lskai slkai alski laski aslki salki lsaki slaki kaisl akisl kiasl ikasl aiksl iaksl kasil aksil ksail skail askil sakil kisal iksal ksial skial iskal sikal aiskl iaskl asikl saikl isakl siakl klisa lkisa kilsa iklsa liksa ilksa klsia lksia kslia sklia lskia slkia kisla iksla ksila skila iskla sikla liska ilska lsika slika islka silka alisk laisk ailsk ialsk liask ilask alsik lasik aslik salik lsaik slaik aislk iaslk asilk sailk isalk sialk lisak ilsak lsiak sliak islak silak

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Definitions and meaning of kalis

kalis

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog kalis. Doublet of kris.

Noun

kalis

  1. A Filipino sword akin to the kris.

Anagrams

  • Kails, LASIK, Lasik, Liska, kails, kilas, laiks, skail

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalis/, [ˈka.l̪ɪs̪]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

  1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”).

Noun

kalis

  1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Noun

kalis

  1. screed

Verb

kalis

  1. to level off

Hiligaynon

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz, from Latin calix, calicis.

Noun

kalis

  1. chalice

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Malay keris (“kris”).

Noun

kalis

  1. kalis; double-edged sword often with a wavy section resembling the blade of a kris

Etymology 3

Unknown.

Verb

kalís

  1. to even out, especially in measuring out grain

References

  • John Kaufmann (1934) Visayan-English Dictionary‎[1] (in Hiligaynon and English), page 210

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalis, from Arabic خَالِص (ḵāliṣ, “pure, unmixed; clear; sincere, true”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka.lɪs/
  • Rhymes: -lɪs
  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis

Adjective

kalis

  1. clean, pure
    Synonyms: bersih, murni, suci
  2. shiny
  3. (rare) resistant
    Synonym: tahan
  4. (rare) tight
    Synonym: kedap
  5. elastic

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kalis” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Participle

kalis (invariable)

  1. indefinite past active participle of kalt

Declension

Verb

kalis

  1. (with the particle esot) past conjunctive of kalt
  2. (with the particle būtu) past conditional of kalt

Lithuanian

Noun

kalis m

  1. potassium

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“big fish”). Cognate of Proto-Germanic *hwalaz.

Noun

kalis m

  1. sheatfish

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧lis
  • IPA(key): /ˈkalis/, [ˈka.lɪs]

Etymology 1

Either from Malay keris, or Old Javanese ꦏꦼꦫꦶꦱ꧀ (keris).

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. kalis, a martial art weapon or a sword derived from the kris
  2. kris
  3. (archaic) sword
Alternative forms
  • calis — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography
  • cris — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish cáliz.

Noun

kalis (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜎᜒᜐ᜔)

  1. chalice
  2. (botany) calyx
    Synonym: takupis

Further reading

  • “kalis”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Source: wiktionary.org