قالای

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Azerbaijani

Noun

قالای (qalay) (definite accusative قالایێ (qalayı), plural قالایلار (qalaylar))

  1. Arabic spelling of qalay (tin)

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Ottoman Turkish

قالای

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, tin), possibly from Malay kaleng (tin).

Pronunciation

Noun

قالای (kalay) (definite accusative قالایی (kalayı), uncountable)

  1. tin, a malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn
    Synonym: رصاص ابیض (rasas-ı ebyâz)
  2. tinsel, anything superficially shiny and showy, or having a false lustre, and more pretty than valuable
    Synonym: فویا (foya)
  3. scolding, berating, a succession of critical remarks, such as those directed towards a misbehaving child

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