Etymology

From caile ‎(“vulgar girl, quean, hussy, strumpet, maid servant”) +‎ -ag ‎(“diminutive”). From Old Irish caile ‎(“maid”); compare Breton plac’h ‎(“girl”); Ancient Greek παλλακή ‎(pallakḗ, “concubine”), Latin pellex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰalak/