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Alternative forms

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  • кейф (kejf)before the 2nd half of the 19th century

Etymology

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Ultimately from Arabic كَيْف (kayf, pleasure).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kajf]
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Noun

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кайф (kajfm inan (genitive ка́йфа, uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) kif, euphoria caused by narcotic intoxication
  2. (colloquial) bliss, pleasant idleness

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կայֆ (kayf)
  • Azerbaijani: kayf
  • Georgian: კაიფი (ḳaipi)

Ukrainian

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Etymology

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Noun

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кайф (kajfm inan (genitive ка́йфу, uncountable)

  1. (slang) kif (drug euphoria)
  2. (colloquial) bliss (a pleasurable state)

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