Definition
A small, oared Levantine sailing vessel used historically in Mediterranean trade and warfare.
Etymology
From Turkish or Arabic origin, possibly related to 'galiot' or 'galley.' The term entered European languages during the medieval and Renaissance periods of Mediterranean maritime trade.
Kelly Says
The galyac was nimble enough to slip through trade routes and narrow channels, but sturdy enough to carry cargo—medieval merchants and pirates both loved them because they could do just about anything a large ship could do, only faster and cheaper.
Translations
ARالعربية
جاليات
ja-lee-yat
BNবাংলা
গালিয়াক
ga-li-yak
CACatalà
galiac
ga-lee-ak
CSČeština
galiac
ga-lee-ak
DEDeutsch
Galiak
ga-lee-ak
ELΕλληνικά
γαλιακ
gal-iak
ESEspañol
galiac
ga-lee-ak
FRFrançais
galiac
ga-lee-ak
HIहिन्दी
गाल्याक
ga-lya-ak
HUMagyar
galiac
ga-lee-ak
IDBahasa Indonesia
galiac
ga-lee-ak
ITItaliano
galiac
ga-lee-ak
MSBahasa Melayu
galiac
ga-lee-ak
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလီယက်
ga-li-yeht
NLNederlands
galiac
ga-lee-ak
PLPolski
galiac
ga-lee-ak
PTPortuguês
galiac
ga-lee-ak
RORomână
galiac
ga-lee-ak
RUРусский
галиак
ga-li-ak
SVSvenska
galiac
ga-lee-ak
SWKiswahili
galiac
ga-lee-ak
TAதமிழ்
காலியாக்
ka-li-yak
TEతెలుగు
గాలియక్
ga-li-yak
TRTürkçe
galiac
ga-lee-ak
UKУкраїнська
галіак
ga-li-ak
VITiếng Việt
galiac
ga-lee-ak