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kaltas

Pronunciation: [¹ˈkɑˑltɐs]

“kaltas” is a Lithuanian word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. chisel, gouge, cutter
  2. mortise chisel, bit
  3. graver
  4. boaster

adjective

  1. guilty, culpable

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kálˀtas (“chisel”). By surface analysis, a deverbal of kálti (“to strike, hammer, forge”).

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