kallauz

Albanian

Etymology

An early borrowing from Ottoman Turkish ﻗﻼﻏﻮز‎ (kılağuz/kılavuz, “guide”), compare Turkish kılavuz (“manual, guide”); used by Buzuku.[1] .

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [kaɫa.uz]

Noun

kallauz m (indefinite plural kallauzë, definite singular 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

Synonyms
  • udhërëfyes

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