"kala" meaning in Albanian

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Noun

IPA: /kaˈla/ [Tosk]
Rhymes: -la Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale), from Persian قلعه (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa). Etymology templates: {{bor|sq|ota|قلعه|tr=kale}} Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale), {{der|sq|fa|قلعه|tr=qal'e}} Persian قلعه (qal'e), {{der|sq|ar|قَلْعَة}} Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa) Head templates: {{head|sq|noun|cat2=feminine nouns|g=f|head=|sort=}} kala f, {{sq-noun|f|kala|kalaja|kalatë}} kala f (plural kala, definite kalaja, definite plural kalatë) Inflection templates: {{sq-decl-noun|kala|kala|kalaja|kalatë|kala|kala|kalanë|kalatë|kalaje|kalave|kalasë|kalavet|kalash}} Forms: kala [plural], kalaja [definite], kalatë [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], kala [indefinite, nominative, singular], kala [indefinite, nominative, plural], kalaja [definite, nominative, singular], kalatë [definite, nominative, plural], kala [accusative, indefinite, singular], kala [accusative, indefinite, plural], kalanë [accusative, definite, singular], kalatë [accusative, definite, plural], kalaje [dative, indefinite, singular], kalave [dative, indefinite, plural], kalasë [dative, definite, singular], kalavet [dative, definite, plural], kalaje [ablative, indefinite, singular], kalash [ablative, indefinite, plural], kalasë [ablative, definite, singular], kalavet [ablative, definite, plural]
  1. castle, fortress Tags: feminine Synonyms: kështjellë
    Sense id: en-kala-sq-noun-0DRO4uk-
  2. fortification Tags: feminine Synonyms: fortifikatë
    Sense id: en-kala-sq-noun-sWC3yR7V
  3. (figurative) ardent defender Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-kala-sq-noun-ByXCNDG1
  4. (figurative) hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-kala-sq-noun-~XFR9C9o Categories (other): Albanian terms with collocations, Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 8 2 12 45 34
  5. (chess) rook Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms: torrë
    Sense id: en-kala-sq-noun-LCt2CAut Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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      "source": "declension",
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          "english": "it became difficult",
          "text": "u bë kala",
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        "(figurative) hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort"
      ],
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            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
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        "(chess) rook"
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        }
      ],
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      ],
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        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈla/",
      "tags": [
        "Tosk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-la"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}
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    "Albanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Albanian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
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    "Albanian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
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    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
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    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "definite",
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalaje",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalash",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
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      ],
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        "(figurative) ardent defender"
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          "english": "it became difficult",
          "text": "u bë kala",
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      ],
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        "(figurative) hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
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      ],
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        [
          "chess",
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          "rook",
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        "(chess) rook"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "torrë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈla/",
      "tags": [
        "Tosk"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-la"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sq:Kalaja"
  ],
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}

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