kalian

English

Etymology 1

From New Latin kalium +‎ -ian.

Adjective

kalian (not comparable)

1. (mineralogy) Containing potassium.

   Synonym: potassian

Etymology 2

Noun

kalian (plural kalians)

1. A hookah.

Anagrams

• Kalina, kai-lan, kailan

Esperanto

Adjective

kalian

1. accusative singular of kalia

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kalian, a clipping of sekalian, from se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /kaˈlian/ [kaˈli.an]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ka‧li‧an

Pronoun

kalian

1. you (plural)

Determiner

kalian

1. your (plural)

Further reading

• “kalian” 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.

Malay

Alternative forms

• sekalian

Etymology

Clipping of sekalian, equivalent to se- +‎ kali +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kalian/
• Rhymes: -ian, -an

Pronoun

kalian (Jawi spelling کالين)

1. (informal) you (plural), you all, y'all

   Synonyms: awak semua, kamu semua, kau orang, hangpa, kome

   Kalian tengah buat apa sekarang?

   What are you guys doing right now?

Usage notes

• kalian as a pronoun is very rarely used in Malaysian Malay in favour of other pronouns such as awak semua, kamu semua, kau orang, and their many dialectal variations such as hangpa in Kedah Malay and kome in Perak Malay.

See also

Malay personal pronouns
		singular	plural
1st person	standard	saya / ساي aku / اکو, ku- / كو- (informal/towards God) -ku / -كو (informal possessive) hamba / همبا (dated)	kami / کامي (exclusive) kita orang / كيت اورڠ (informal exclusive) kita / کيت (inclusive)
	royal	beta / بيتا
2nd person	standard	kamu / کامو anda / اندا (formal)
		engkau / اڠکاو, kau- / كاو- (informal/towards God) awak / اوق (friendly/older towards younger) -mu / -مو (possessive)	awak semua / اوق سموا kamu semua / كامو سموا kalian / کالين (informal) kau orang / كاو اورڠ (informal)
	royal	tuanku / توانكو
3rd person	standard	dia / دي ia / اي beliau / بلياو (honorific) -nya / -ڽ (possessive)	mereka / مريک dia orang / دي اورڠ (informal)
	royal	baginda / بݢيندا

Determiner

kalian (Jawi spelling کالين)

1. all

   kalian murid / murid kalian ― all students

   kalian pemain / pemain kalian ― all players

Further reading

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