telega
/tɪˈleɪɡə/
telega noun: a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
Noun
telega (plural telegas or telegi)
- A simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
- Three kinds of conveyances are available: the telega, or cart without springs, which has to be changed at every station, and for which a charge of about 8d. is made at every stage; the kibitka, or cart (in winter a sledge) with a hood; and the tarantas, a kind of carriage on wooden springs, which...1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329
Proper noun capitalized: Telega
Telega
telega meaning in Vietnamese
telega in Vietnamese
- a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs
- telega
Forms of telega
| plural | telegas |
|---|---|
| plural | telegi |
Origin of telega
From mid-16th century Russian теле́га (teléga), probably from Khazar.
Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Telega.
Questions about telega
- What does telega mean?
- Telega means a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs.
- What is telega in Vietnamese?
- Telega in Vietnamese is telega. See Telega meaning in Vietnamese.
- What part of speech is telega?
- Telega can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce telega?
- Telega is pronounced /tɪˈleɪɡə/.
- What is the plural of telega?
- The plural of telega is telegas.
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