keri

keri (plural keris)

1. (Judaism) Alternative form of kere

• rike, Riek, Rike, Erik, Keir, k'rei, Kier, keir, kier

From keli, from Proto-Central-Pacific *keli, from Proto-Oceanic *kali, *keli, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali, from Proto-Austronesian *kalih.

keri

1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

From Proto-Finnic *keri, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kere.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeri/, [ˈk̟e̞ri]
• Rhymes: -eri
• Hyphenation^(key): ke‧ri

keri

1. (archaic, dialectal) A circular or near-circular, usually wooden, rim, edge, wheel or ring.
   1. A rim of a casket, chest, sieve etc. that is made of thin, bent wood or birchbark.
   2. A rim around millstones.
   3. The side panel of the body of a fiddle.
   4. The wheel of a spinning wheel.
   5. Synonym of kärrynpyörä (wheel of a cart).
   6. A bicycle wheel.
   7. Synonym of sompa.
   8. Synonym of lieri.
   9. The disk at the lower end of the plunger in a butter churn.
   10. birchbark ring
2. (archaic) Synonym of vakka (wooden container made of bent board)
3. (archaic) thickness of a cylindrical object, such as the trunk of a tree
4. (dialectal) Synonym of kääkkä (old, wrinkled and thin man)

• (thickness): läpimitta

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeri/, [ˈk̟e̞ri] (third-person indicative)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkeriˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞ri(ʔ)] (imperative, indicative connegative)
• Rhymes: -eri
• Hyphenation^(key): ke‧ri

keri

1. inflection of keriä:
   1. third-person singular past indicative
   2. present active indicative connegative
   3. second-person singular present imperative
   4. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

• “keri”, in Suomen murteiden sanakirja [Dictionary of Finnish Dialects]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, incomplete, continuously updated), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2022, →ISSN.

• Erik, reki, rike

keri

1. indefinite dative singular of ker

keri

1. Rōmaji transcription of けり
2. Rōmaji transcription of ケリ

keri

1. two

• kari

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic *keli (compare with Samoan ʻeli and Tongan keli)^[1] ~ *kali (compare with Hawaiian ʻali) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kali (compare with Malay gali).^[2][3] Doublet of kari.

IPA^(key): /ke.ri/, [kɛ.ɾi]

keri (passive keria)

1. to dig (to move hard-packed earth out of the way)

• “keri” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Borrowed from English carry.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkeɾi/ [ˈkɛː.ɾɪ]
• Rhymes: -eɾi
• Syllabification: ke‧ri
• Homophone: Kerry

keri (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜒᜇᜒ) (women's speech, gay slang)

1. able; capable

   Synonym: kaya

   Keri ko 'to.

   I can do this. / I'm capable of this.

   (literally, “This is my carry/I can carry this.”)

   Keri mo 'yan!

   You can do it!

   Keri mo bang sabihin sa kanya?

   Are you able to say it to him/her?

   Hindi ko keri ang amoy ng hininga niya!

   I can't stand the smell of his breath!

• The word is typically used by women, and may sound effeminate when used by men.

• https://owlcation.com/humanities/20-Tagalog-Slang-Words