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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قالندی, قالنتی (kalıntı), derived from Proto-Turkic *kal- (“to be put, to be left, to be permanent”),[1] morphologically kal- + -ın + -tı.
Pronunciation
Noun
kalıntı (definite accusative kalıntıyı, plural kalıntılar)
- Something that remains; remainder, residue.
- Synonym: bakiye
- Remnant of an ancient city or structure; relic, ruin.
- Synonyms: harabe, ören
- A mark, sign.
Declension
References
Further reading
- “kalıntı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu