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telega en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɪˈleɪɡə/
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Etymology

From mid-16th century Russian теле́га (teléga), probably from Khazar.

Meanings

1. 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 admits of the traveller lying down full length, and which can be made very comfortable at night. 1868, “Route 25: London to Pekin […] ”, in Handbook for Travellers in Russia, Poland, and Finland, 2nd edition, London: John Murray, page 329:

Forms

Translations (34)

ba арба (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · sh tàljige (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · fr téléga (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ko 텔레가 (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · pl telega (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ru арба́ (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ko 뗄레가 (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · fr télègue (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · uz telega (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · cu возъ (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ja テレガ (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · fi kärryt (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · kk арба (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · cu телѣга (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · uk теле́га (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · be цяле́га (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ky арба (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · uz arava (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · sah тэлиэгэ (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · de Telege (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · pt telega (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ru воз (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · uk віз (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · be воз (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · be калёсы (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · tt арба (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · sh та̀љиге (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · tg ароба (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · vi telega (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · es telega (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · fi rattaat (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · alt абра (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · ru теле́га (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs) · sv telega (a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs)