чало

See also: Appendix:Variations of "calo"

Belarusian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *čelo. Cognate with Russian чело́ (čeló).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [t͡ʂaˈɫo]

Noun

чало́ • (čaló) n inan (genitive чала́, nominative plural чо́лы, genitive plural чо́лаў)

  1. head (topmost, foremost, or leading part)
    на чале́ ― na čaljé ― at the head
    • 1924, Vladimir Picheta, Гісторыя Беларусі (The History of Belarus), page 107:
      На чале́ го́раду стаі́ць во́йт, які́ атры́млівае ў сваё распараджэ́ньне пэ́ўную ко́лькасьць дахо́даў з ро́зных крыні́ц.
      Na čaljé hóradu staícʹ vójt, jakí atrýmlivaje ŭ svajó rasparadžénʹnje péŭnuju kólʹkasʹcʹ daxódaŭ z róznyx kryníc.
      There's an overseer at the head of the city, who receives at his disposal a certain amount of income from various sources.
  2. (archaic) forehead
    Synonym: лоб (lob)

Declension

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References
  • “чало” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
  • “чало”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
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