калай
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See also: калај
Bulgarian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قالای (kalay), from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”). Further origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
Noun
кала́й • (kaláj) m (relational adjective кала́ен)
- tin (chemical element)
Declension
Declension of кала́й
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- калайджи́я m (kalajdžíja)
- калайди́свам impf (kalajdísvam), калайди́сам pf (kalajdísam)
Anagrams
- лайка (lajka)
Kyrgyz
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic قلعي (qalaʕiyy). Cognate with Kazakh қалайы (qalaiy, “tin”), Uzbek qalay (“tin”), Azerbaijani qalay (“tin”).
Noun
калай • (kalay) (Arabic spelling قالاي)
Declension
Declension of калай (sg-only)
| singular (жекелик) | |
|---|---|
| nominative (атооч) | калай kalay |
| genitive (илик) | калайдын kalaydın |
| dative (барыш) | калайга kalayga |
| accusative (табыш) | калайды kalaydı |
| locative (жатыш) | калайда kalayda |
| ablative (чыгыш) | калайдан kalaydan |
| possessive forms | |
| first-person singular (менин) | |
| nominative | калайым kalayım |
| genitive | калайымдын kalayımdın |
| dative | калайыма kalayıma |
| accusative | калайымды kalayımdı |
| locative | калайымда kalayımda |
| ablative | калайымдан kalayımdan |
| second-person singular informal (сенин) | |
| nominative | калайың kalayıŋ |
| genitive | калайыңдын kalayıŋdın |
| dative | калайыңа kalayıŋa |
| accusative | калайыңды kalayıŋdı |
| locative | калайыңда kalayıŋda |
| ablative | калайыңдан kalayıŋdan |
| second-person singular formal (сиздин) | |
| nominative | калайыңыз kalayıŋız |
| genitive | калайыңыздын kalayıŋızdın |
| dative | калайыңызга kalayıŋızga |
| accusative | калайыңызды kalayıŋızdı |
| locative | калайыңызда kalayıŋızda |
| ablative | калайыңыздан kalayıŋızdan |
Southern Altai
Etymology
Adapted from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “related to tin”). Cognate with Kazakh қалайы (qalaiy, “tin”), Uzbek qalay (“tin”), Azerbaijani qalay (“tin”).
Noun
калай • (kalay)
References
N. A. Baskakov, Toščakova N.A, editor (1947), “калай”, in Ojrotsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Oyrot-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: M.: OGIZ, →ISBN