кале

 

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kalʼa) (whence Modern Turkish kale), cognate with Persian کلات (“stronghold”), قلعه (“fortress”) and Arabic قلعة (“fortress”).

• IPA^(key): [kɐˈlɛ]

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кале́ • (kalé) n

1. (historical) qalat (defensive fort in the Middle East and Central Asia, typically built at inhospitable location)
2. (colloquial) (ruins of) fortress, fortified place

   Synonyms: кре́пост (krépost), твърдина́ (tvǎrdiná)

• хиса́р (hisár, “hisar, castle”) (fortification built at hospitable location, serving as a residence)

• “кале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “кале”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kalʼa) (Turkish kale).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkalɛ]

кале • (kale) n

1. (historical) fortress

• IPA^(key): [ˈkalʲe]
• IPA^(key): [kɐˈɫorʲɪje] (phonetic respelling: кало́рие)

ка́ле • (kále) m inan

1. prepositional singular of кал (kal)

калé • (kalé) m inan

1. kale