kali

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The prickly glasswort (Kali turgidum, syn. of Salsola kali). uncountable
    — But the kali is principally regarded, on account of its yielding copiously, when burnt, the fixed alkaline salt called soda[…]
  2. Traditional Philippine stick fighting, a martial art. uncountable
  3. A type of British crystalline sweet or candy, similar in appearance to sherbet but made with larger sugar crystals. uncountable
    — [M]any women will be glad to know exactly how to start making sweets so that they will be saleable. [...] Lozenges, comfits, kali, bonbons, etc.
  4. Alkali, particularly soda ash or potash. uncountable

词源

词源 1
From Arabic قِلْي (qily). See alkali.
词源 2
Uncertain; see arnis#Name at Wikipedia for more.
词源 3
Uncertain; possibly a reference to the appearance of soda ash produced by burning kali (Etymology 1).
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