Russian edit

Etymology edit

Via Yiddish from Romanian chifteluțe, plural of chifteluță, derivative of chiftea, from Ottoman Turkish كوفته (köfte), from Persian کوفته (kufte).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈtʲeftʲɪlʲɪ]
  • IPA(key): [tʲɪfˈtʲelʲɪ] (much more common)
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Noun edit

те́фтели or тефте́ли (téfteli or teftélim inan pl (genitive те́фтелей or тефте́лей, plural only)

  1. meatballs, koftas

Declension edit

See also edit