kalay

Turkish

Chemical element
Sn
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Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قالای (kalay), from Arabic قَلَعِيّ (qalaʕiyy, “tin”), possibly from Malay kaleng (“tin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɫaɪ/

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Noun

kalay (definite accusative kalayı, uncountable)

1. tin (element)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kalay
Definite accusative	kalayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kalay	kalaylar
Definite accusative	kalayı	kalayları
Dative	kalaya	kalaylara
Locative	kalayda	kalaylarda
Ablative	kalaydan	kalaylardan
Genitive	kalayın	kalayların

Derived terms

• kalaylı
• kalaycı
• kalaycılık