kallauz

Albanian

Etymology

An early borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قلاغوز (kılağuz, kılavuz, kulağuz, kulavuz, “guide”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kaɫa.uz]

Noun

kallauz m (plural kallauzë, definite 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

  • udhërrëfyes

References

  1. ^ Topalli, Kolec (2017) “kallauz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in Albanian), Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 701
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