kofta
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Persian کوفته (kôfta, “ground meat”), from کوفتن (kôftan, “to grind, break, beat”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kofta (plural koftas)
- Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.
Translations edit
meatball or meatloaf dish
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See also edit
- malai kofta (also a food, probably etymologically unrelated)
Crimean Tatar edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian кофта (kofta)
Noun edit
kofta
Declension edit
Declension of kofta
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kofta | koftalar |
genitive | koftanıñ | koftalarnıñ |
dative | koftağa | koftalarğa |
accusative | koftanı | koftalarnı |
locative | koftada | koftalarda |
ablative | koftadan | koftalardan |
References edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), probably through Russian ко́фта (kófta) (if not vice versa) or through German. Doublet of kaftan. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kufte and Southern Sami gåptoe.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kofta c
Declension edit
Declension of kofta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kofta | koftan | koftor | koftorna |
Genitive | koftas | koftans | koftors | koftornas |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- kofta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kofta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)