| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | تالاس |
| Cyrillic | талас |
| Latin | talas |
талас • (talas)
| singular (жекеше) | plural (көпше) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (атау септік) | талас (talas) | таластар (talastar) |
| genitive (ілік септік) | таластың (talastyñ) | таластардың (talastardyñ) |
| dative (барыс септік) | таласқа (talasqa) | таластарға (talastarğa) |
| accusative (табыс септік) | таласты (talasty) | таластарды (talastardy) |
| locative (жатыс септік) | таласта (talasta) | таластарда (talastarda) |
| ablative (шығыс септік) | таластан (talastan) | таластардан (talastardan) |
| instrumental (көмектес септік) | таласпен (talaspen) | таластармен (talastarmen) |
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish طلاس (talas), طالاز (talaz), تالاز (talaz), from Ancient Greek θάλασσα (thálassa, “sea”).
та̏ла̄с m (Latin spelling tȁlās)
In Croatian the term is chiefly used expressively in the language of literature, and ва̑л is the standard term.