transcription, транскрипция: [ kal-ˈdē-ən, kȯl-, käl- ]
noun
Etymology: Latin Chaldaeus Chaldean, astrologer, from Greek Chaldaios, from Chaldaia Chaldea, region of ancient Babylonia
Date: 1561
1.
a. : a member of an ancient Semitic people that became dominant in Babylonia
b. : the Semitic language of the Chaldeans
2. : a person versed in the occult arts
• Chaldean adjective