күләм

Bashkir

Etymology

From köläm "volume; amount", a regional (Central Asian) innovation. No consensus exists on its derivation.

Cognate with Tatar күләм (küläm), Kazakh көлем (kölem), Kyrgyz көлөм (kölöm), Uzbek ko'lam, Uyghur كولەم (kolem, volume).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kʏ.ˈlæm]
  • Hyphenation: кү‧ләм

Noun

күләм (küläm)

  1. volume, product of length, width and height
  2. amount, quantity
  3. (figuratively) extent, range, scope

Declension

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