ҡалай

Adapted from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “related to tin”). Cognate with Kazakh қалай (qalai, “tin”), Uzbek qalay (“tin”), Azerbaijani qalay (“tin”).

• IPA^(key): [qɑˈɫɑj]
• Hyphenation: ҡа‧лай

ҡалай • (qalay)

1. tin plate, sheet iron or steel

   Түбә ҡалайы.

   Tübə qalayı.

   Sheet iron for roofing.

From *qalay (“how”), from Proto-Turkic *ka- (“interrogative particle”).

Compare to Kazakh қалай (qalai, “how”), Karachay-Balkar къалай (qalay, “how”), Uzbek qalay (“how”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈqɑ.ɫɑj]
• Hyphenation: ҡа‧лай

ҡалай • (qalay)

1. (interrogative) how
2. Used as a modifier to indicate surprise, delight, or other strong feelings in an exclamation. how