Adyghe

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, fort, fortress).

Cognate with Bashkir ҡала (qala), Kazakh қала (qala), Kyrgyz калаa (kalaa, city, town), Turkish kale (fortress) etc.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [qaːɮa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • IPA(key): [qaːla]

Noun

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къалэ (qalɛ)

  1. city
  2. town
  3. (Shapsug) wall
  4. (Abzakh) yard

Declension

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Kabardian

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Etymology

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From Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa, fort, fortress).

Cognate with Bashkir ҡала (qala), Kazakh қала (qala), Kyrgyz калаa (kalaa, city, town), Turkish kale (fortress) etc.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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къалэ (qalɛ)

  1. city
  2. town

Declension

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