Kyrgyz

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Noun

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калем (kalem) (Arabic spelling قالەم)

  1. pen (writing instrument)
  2. pencil (writing instrument)

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قلم (kalem) (Turkish kalem), from Arabic قَلَم (qalam), from Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kǎlem/
  • Hyphenation: ка‧лем

Noun

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ка̀лем m (Latin spelling kàlem)

  1. reel (frame with radial arms)

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