coolie in Malay
kuli
/ˈkuːli/
coolie in Malay: kuli. In English, coolie means an unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
Malay words for coolie
- unskilled Asian worker
- kuli
English meaning of coolie
- noun An unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
- noun An Indian or a person of Indian descent.
coolie in other languages
Questions about coolie in Malay
- What is the meaning of coolie in Malay?
- Coolie in Malay is kuli.
- Apakah maksud coolie dalam bahasa Melayu?
- Coolie: kuli.
- What does coolie mean in English?
- Coolie means an unskilled Asian worker, usually of Chinese or Indian descent; a labourer; a porter. Coolies were frequently transported to other countries in the 19th and early 20th centuries as indentured labourers.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: coolie (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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