Mangalia

From Romanian Mangalia.

Mangalia

1. A city in Constanța County, Romania.

Unknown. Possibly from Byzantine Greek πανγάλια (pangália), from παν- (pan-) +‎ καλός (kalós) +‎ -ία (-ía). Alternately, from (or assimilated to) Nogai mangali, from mangal, from Arabic مَنْقَل (manqal). First attested in Carta Pisana (13th century) as Pangalia.

• IPA^(key): /maŋˈɡali.a/

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Mangalia f

1. a city in Constanța County, Romania