Bashkir edit

Etymology edit

From köläm "volume; amount", a regional (Central Asian) innovation. No consensus exists on its derivation.

Cognate with Tatar күләм (küläm), Kazakh көлем (kölem), Kyrgyz көлөм (kölöm), Uzbek ko'lam, Uyghur كولەم (kolem, volume).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [kʏ.ˈlæm]
  • Hyphenation: кү‧ләм

Noun edit

күләм (küləm)

  1. volume, product of length, width and height
  2. amount, quantity
  3. (figurative) extent, range, scope

Declension edit