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Russian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old East Slavic кабала (kabala, “document, deed, debt issue”), from Turkish kabal (“certain quantity, tasked labour, one day labour”).
Noun
кабала́ • (kabalá) f inan (genitive кабалы́, nominative plural кабалы́, genitive plural каба́л)
- (historical) promissory note, leading to debt bondage if unpaid
- (historical) debt bondage
- enslavement, servitude, bondage
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (“receiving/tradition”).
Noun
кабала́ • (kabalá) f inan (genitive кабалы́, uncountable)
- (religion) kabbalah
- Synonym: каббала́ (kabbalá)
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