kallauz

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Albanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An early borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قلاغوز (kılağuz, kılavuz, kulağuz, kulavuz, guide).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kallauz m (plural kallauzë, definite kallauzi, definite plural kallauzët)

  1. guide (person)
  2. spy
  3. ram or billygoat that leads the herd
  4. marriage broker, intermediary
  5. master key
  6. metallic peg

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kallauz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 701