Călui

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Călui.

Proper noun

Călui

  1. A commune, village, and river in Olt County, Romania.

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Old Church Slavonic калъ (kalŭ, “dirt, filth”), referring to the color of the river.

Alternately, due to the -ui ending, it may have been of Kipchak [Term?] origin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Călui m

  1. a river in Olt, Romania, tributary to the Olteț
  2. a commune of Olt County, Romania
  3. a village in Călui, Olt County, Romania
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