Albanian edit

Etymology edit

An early borrowing from Ottoman Turkish قلاغوز (kılağuz, kılavuz, kulağuz, kulavuz, guide).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

kallauz m (plural kallauzë, definite kallauzi, definite plural kallauzët)

  1. guide (person)
  2. spy
  3. ram or billygoat that leads the herd
  4. marriage broker, intermediary
  5. master key
  6. metallic peg

Synonyms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Topalli, K. (2017) “kallauz”, in Fjalor Etimologjik i Gjuhës Shqipe, Durrës, Albania: Jozef, page 701