telega

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telega¹

  • /tɪˈleɪɡə/

Where it comes from

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

noun telegas · telegi

  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 ad

Telega²

Where it comes from

Unadapted borrowing from Romanian Telega.

proper noun

  1. A commune of Prahova County, Romania.

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noun a simple four-wheeled Russian cart without springs

Españoltelega
한국어뗄레가 ttellega, 텔레가 tellega
日本語テレガ terega
Portuguêstelega
Françaistéléga, télègue
DeutschTelege
Русскийтеле́га teléga, арба́ arbá, воз voz
Tiếng Việttelega

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"telega." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/telega. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{telega_2026,
  title = {telega},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/telega},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}