Kyrgyz edit

Etymology edit

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

Noun edit

калем (kalem) (Arabic spelling قالەم)

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

Declension edit

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Serbo-Croatian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

ка̀лем m (Latin spelling kàlem)

  1. reel (frame with radial arms)

Declension edit