Kuly (קולי) means coolie in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
קוּלִי
kuly
noun · masculine
In English
coolie
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Kuly.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1סלנגפועל פשוט מארצות המזרח הרחוק (הודו, סין) שנשלח לעבוד במערב.
- 2क़ुली – משרת. המילה נכנסה לשימוש בדרום הודו ובסין כבר בסוף המאה ה־16, אולם רק במאה ה־19 החלו להשתמש בה בארצות־הברית ככינוי גנאי.
The word Kuly is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- קוּלִי
- Written without vowel points
- קולי
- Said
- kuly
- Gematria
- 146
This is how Kuly is said in other languages.
- English
- coolie
These words come before and after Kuly in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Kuly.
What does Kuly (קולי) mean in Hebrew?
Kuly (קולי) means coolie. It is said kuly, with the stress on ku.
Is Kuly (קולי) masculine or feminine?
The word Kuly (קולי) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry קולי of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.