кале
/[kɐˈlɛ]/
Bulgariannoun
Definitions
- 1.qalat (defensive fort in the Middle East and Central Asia, typically built at inhospitable location)
- 2.colloquial(ruins of) fortress, fortified place
Synonyms & related words
Synonyms
- кре́пост
- твърдина́
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kalʼa) (whence Modern Turkish kale), cognate with Persian کلات (“stronghold”), قلعه (“fortress”) and Arabic قلعة (“fortress”).
Forms
- кале́canonical • neuter
- kaléromanization
- кале́indefinite • singular
- калта́indefinite • plural
- кале́тоdefinite • singular
- калта́таdefinite • plural