калита

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language; compare to Kazakh қалта (qalta, pouch, pocket).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kəlʲɪˈta]

Noun

калита́ (kalitá) m inan (genitive калиты́, nominative plural калиты́, genitive plural кали́т)

  1. (archaic) money bag, burse, purse
    Synonyms: коше́ль (košélʹ), киса́ (kisá), мошна́ (mošná), сума́ (sumá)
  2. (Northern Russia) a small pastry with potato or cabbage filling
    Synonym: пирожо́к (pirožók)

Declension

References

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