"kalan" meaning in English

See kalan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: kalans [plural]
Etymology: From Russian кала́н (kalán). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ru|кала́н}} Russian кала́н (kalán) Head templates: {{en-noun}} kalan (plural kalans)
  1. (archaic) The sea otter. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-kalan-en-noun-dajl9kEK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Mustelids, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 10 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 7 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 8 13 5 15 8 6 2 7 3 3 8 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 10 entries: 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 12 14 11 19 14 2 1 16 1 1 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 12 13 10 18 13 3 1 16 1 1 5 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 7 0 2 0 1 1 3 3 8 13 5 15 8 6 2 7 3 3 8 3

Inflected forms

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  ],
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    }
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        "The sea otter."
      ],
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        "(archaic) The sea otter."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Pages with etymon"
  ],
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      "кала́н",
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    ]
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Russian кала́н (kalán).",
  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "English lemmas",
        "English nouns",
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        "Pages with entries",
        "en:Mustelids"
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        "The sea otter."
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          "sea otter"
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        "(archaic) The sea otter."
      ],
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        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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