Definition
An obsolete or archaic term of uncertain meaning, possibly related to Scottish or Gaelic terms for wood or materials.
Etymology
From Scottish Gaelic or Middle Scottish, the exact etymology is debated among linguists. It appears in historical documents but fell out of use, making its precise meaning difficult to reconstruct without more context.
Kelly Says
Words like 'cailcedra' remind us that language is constantly dying—hundreds of English and Scottish words have completely disappeared, taking with them specific knowledge or descriptions that had no equivalent in modern speech.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ካይልሰድራ
kai-l-sed-ra
ARالعربية
كَايْلِسِدْرَة
kayl-is-id-rah
BNবাংলা
ক্যালসেড্রা
ka-l-se-d-ra
ELΕλληνικά
καίλσεδρα
kai-l-sed-ra
ESEspañol
cailcedra
kayl-SEH-drah
FAفارسی
کایلسیدرا
kai-l-si-drah
GUGU
કેલ્સેડ્રા
kel-se-drah
HEעברית
קיילצדרה
kayl-tse-drah
HIहिन्दी
कैलसेड्रा
kai-l-sed-ra
IDBahasa Indonesia
caille
kai-ye
JA日本語
カイルセドラ
kairu-sedora
KMKM
កាយលសេដ្រា
ka-i-l-se-drah
KO한국어
카일세드라
kai-il-se-deura
MRMR
कॅयलसेड्रा
ka-i-l-se-drah
MSBahasa Melayu
caille
kai-ye
MYမြန်မာ
ကိလ်စီဒရာ
kai-l-si-drah
NLNederlands
caille
kai-lə
PAPA
ਕੈਲਸੇਡਰਾ
kai-l-se-drah
PTPortuguês
caille
ka-i-i
RUРусский
каильседра
kayl-sedra
SWKiswahili
caille
kai-ye
TAதமிழ்
கைல்செட்ரா
kai-l-set-tra
TEతెలుగు
కైల్సెడ్ரா
kai-l-se-drah
THไทย
คาลเซดรา
kha-l-sed-ra
UKУкраїнська
каїльседра
kay-l-sed-ra
URاردو
کائلسیڈرا
kai-l-si-drah
VITiếng Việt
caille
kai-ye
ZH中文
凯尔塞德拉
kǎi'ěr sǎidělā