"kala" meaning in Albanian

See kala in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

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|kalajeje|kalave|kalasë|kalave|kalash}} Forms: kala [plural], kalaja [definite], kalatë [definite, plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], kala [indefinite, nominative, singular], kalaja [definite, nominative, singular], kala [indefinite, nominative, plural], kalatë [definite, nominative, plural], kala [accusative, indefinite, singular], kalanë [accusative, definite, singular], kala [accusative, indefinite, plural], kalatë [accusative, definite, plural], kalajeje [dative, indefinite, singular], kalasë [dative, definite, singular], kalave [dative, indefinite, plural], kalave [dative, definite, plural], kalajeje [ablative, indefinite, singular], kalasë [ablative, definite, singular], kalash [ablative, indefinite, plural], kalave [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
  5. (chess) rook Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chess Synonyms: torrë
    Sense id: en-kala-sq-noun-LCt2CAut Categories (other): Albanian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Albanian entries with incorrect language header: 9 2 14 33 42 Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "قلعه",
        "tr": "kale"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "قلعه",
        "tr": "qal'e"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian قلعه (qal'e)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَلْعَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale), from Persian قلعه (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalaja",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalatë",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalaja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalatë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalanë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalatë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalajeje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalasë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalajeje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalasë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalash",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "feminine nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kala f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "kala",
        "3": "kalaja",
        "4": "kalatë"
      },
      "expansion": "kala f (plural kala, definite kalaja, definite plural kalatë)",
      "name": "sq-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧lá"
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kala",
        "10": "kalave",
        "11": "kalasë",
        "12": "kalave",
        "13": "kalash",
        "2": "kala",
        "3": "kalaja",
        "4": "kalatë",
        "5": "kala",
        "6": "kala",
        "7": "kalanë",
        "8": "kalatë",
        "9": "kalajeje"
      },
      "name": "sq-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "castle, fortress"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-sq-noun-0DRO4uk-",
      "links": [
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ],
        [
          "fortress",
          "fortress"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kështjellë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fortification"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-sq-noun-sWC3yR7V",
      "links": [
        [
          "fortification",
          "fortification"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fortifikatë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ardent defender"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-sq-noun-ByXCNDG1",
      "links": [
        [
          "ardent",
          "ardent"
        ],
        [
          "defender",
          "defender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) ardent defender"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian terms with collocations",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with collocations",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "it became difficult",
          "text": "u bë kala",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-sq-noun-~XFR9C9o",
      "links": [
        [
          "hurdle",
          "hurdle"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "sq",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "sq:Chess",
          "parents": [
            "Board games",
            "Tabletop games",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 2 14 33 42",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rook"
      ],
      "id": "en-kala-sq-noun-LCt2CAut",
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "rook",
          "rook"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) rook"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "torrë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈla/",
      "tags": [
        "Tosk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-la"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sq:Kalaja"
  ],
  "word": "kala"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Albanian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Albanian feminine nouns",
    "Albanian lemmas",
    "Albanian nouns",
    "Albanian terms borrowed from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Albanian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Albanian terms derived from Ottoman Turkish",
    "Albanian terms derived from Persian",
    "Pages with 36 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Albanian/la",
    "Rhymes:Albanian/la/2 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ota",
        "3": "قلعه",
        "tr": "kale"
      },
      "expansion": "Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "fa",
        "3": "قلعه",
        "tr": "qal'e"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian قلعه (qal'e)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "قَلْعَة"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلعه (kale), from Persian قلعه (qal'e), from Arabic قَلْعَة (qalʕa).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalaja",
      "tags": [
        "definite"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalatë",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sq-noun-f",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalaja",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalatë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalanë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kala",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalatë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalajeje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalasë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalajeje",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalasë",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalash",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "indefinite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kalave",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sq",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "feminine nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "kala f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "kala",
        "3": "kalaja",
        "4": "kalatë"
      },
      "expansion": "kala f (plural kala, definite kalaja, definite plural kalatë)",
      "name": "sq-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ka‧lá"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "kala",
        "10": "kalave",
        "11": "kalasë",
        "12": "kalave",
        "13": "kalash",
        "2": "kala",
        "3": "kalaja",
        "4": "kalatë",
        "5": "kala",
        "6": "kala",
        "7": "kalanë",
        "8": "kalatë",
        "9": "kalajeje"
      },
      "name": "sq-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Albanian",
  "lang_code": "sq",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "castle, fortress"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "castle",
          "castle"
        ],
        [
          "fortress",
          "fortress"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kështjellë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "fortification"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fortification",
          "fortification"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fortifikatë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ardent defender"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ardent",
          "ardent"
        ],
        [
          "defender",
          "defender"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) ardent defender"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Albanian terms with collocations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "it became difficult",
          "text": "u bë kala",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hurdle",
          "hurdle"
        ],
        [
          "obstacle",
          "obstacle"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative) hurdle, obstacle: something difficult to be overcome only by great effort"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "sq:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rook"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "rook",
          "rook"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) rook"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "torrë"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈla/",
      "tags": [
        "Tosk"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-la"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sq:Kalaja"
  ],
  "word": "kala"
}

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