كلماري

Loligo vulgaris
#nm_0121📍 Egypt
Language
Standard Arabic
Transliteration
Kalamari
IPA
/klmaːrj/

From Greek καλαμάριον kalamárion (little reed) ↳ Via Italian calamari (squids; literally inkpots)

Named for ink used with reed pens. Etymological cousin of kalem (pen) - both from Semitic root #ḳlm (reed).

Borrowed from: Καλαμάρι