гъалай

Avar

Alternative forms

  • хъалай (qxalaj)Bukhty
  • галгӏя (galʻja)Zakatala
  • кӏалгӏа (kʼalʻa)Antsukh

Etymology

Borrowed from Kumyk къалай (qalay). However, the forms галгӏя (galʻja) in the Zakatala dialect and кӏалгӏа (kʼalʻa) in the Antsukh dialect are direct borrowings from Arabic.

Noun

гъалай • (ğalaj)

  1. tin (metal)