See also: כלה Yiddish כלה on Yiddish Wikipedia Alternative forms קאַלע (kale) — Soviet phonetic spelling Etymology From Hebrew כַּלָּה (kalá, “bride”). Pronunciation IPA(key): /ˈkaɫə/ Noun כּלה • (kale) f, plural כּלות (kales) bride, bride-to-be Derived terms חתן־כּלה (khosn-kale, “bride and groom”) Descendants → Dutch: kalle → German: Kalle Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.