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calay

calay noun: tin (the metal).

Noun

calay (uncountable)

  1. (India, obsolete) Tin (the metal).

Origin of calay

Borrowed from Hindi कलई (kalaī).

Questions about calay

What does calay mean?
Calay means tin (the metal).
What part of speech is calay?
Calay is a noun.

Words near calay in the dictionary

  1. Calaway
  2. Calaways
  3. Calawisan
  4. CALAX
  5. calaxin
  6. calay
  7. Calayan
  8. Calayan rail
  9. Calayan rails
  10. Calayo
  11. Calayucay

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