English

Noun

cauri ‎(plural cauris)

1. A former monetary subdivision, equivalent to 1/100th of a Guinean syli.
2. An extremely tall tree found exclusively in New Zealand
3. A type of seashell found on the western coast of the African continent

Anagrams

• auric
• curia, Curia

French

Etymology

From Hindi कौड़ी ‎(kauṛī, “cowry”), from Sanskrit कपर्द ‎(kaparda, “cowry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koʁi/

Noun

cauri m ‎(plural cauris)

1. cowry, money cowry

Anagrams

• cuira
• curai

Latin

Verb

caurī

1. second-person singular present active imperative of cauriō

Latvian

Adverb

cauri

1. through; adverbial form of caurs
2. (preposition-like, with dative) through, from one side to the other (crossing places, space, etc.)

   iziet cauri priekšnamam‎ ― to exit through the hallway

   viņi jau bija mežam cauri‎ ― they had already been through the forest

   rakties aizsprostam cauri‎ ― to dig through the dam

   izdurt papīram cauri‎ ― to pierce a hole through the paper

3. (often preposition-like, with dative) through (despite, unhindered by, not kept in place by)

   stikls tik netīrs, ka neredz cauri‎ ― the glass is so dirty that one can't see through (it)

   cauri aizkariem spiežas gaisma‎ ― the light shines through the curtains

   jumtam cauri sūcas ūdens‎ ― water is seeping through the roof

   trauksmes signāls skan cauri vētrai‎ ― the alarm signal sounds through the storm

   kliedzieni dzirdami troksnim cauri‎ ― shots heard through the noise

   laist cauri‎ ― to let (something) through, not stop it

   lietus mētelis laiž ūdeni cauri — the raincoat lets water through

4. through (entirely; without interruption; through all relevant objects)

   vairākkārt lasīt cauri‎ ― to read it through several times

   sniga visu nakti cauri‎ ― it snowed all night long, the whole night through

   strādāt visu dienu cauri‎ ― to work all day long, the whole day through

   skatīt cauri iesniegtos dokumentus‎ ― to read through (all) the submitted documents

5. finished, done, through, over

   brīvdienas jau cauri‎ ― the holidays are already over

   šis darbs nu ir cauri‎ ― this work is now over

   lasīt, kamēr grāmata cauri‎ ― to read until the book is finished

Synonyms

• (through, across, despite): caur

Adjective

cauri

1. nominative plural masculine form of caurs