Hindi edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː.fiː/, [käː.fiː], /kɑː.pʰiː/, [käː.pʰiː]

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Classical Persian کافی (kāfī), from Arabic كَافِي (kāfī, enough). Compare Punjabi ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī).

Adjective edit

काफ़ी (kāfī) (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. enough, sufficient

Adverb edit

काफ़ी (kāfī) (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. quite
See also edit

Etymology 2 edit

From क़ाफ़िया (qāfiyā, rhyme), ultimately from Arabic قَافِيَة (qāfiya).

Proper noun edit

काफ़ी (kāfīf (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. (Indian Classical Music) a late-night raga in the Kafi thaat
  2. (Indian Classical Music) a thaat, named for its principal raga
Declension edit

Etymology 3 edit

Borrowed from English coffee.

Noun edit

काफ़ी (kāfīf (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. Alternative form of कॉफ़ी (kŏfī)
Declension edit