kilim
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Turkish kilim, from Persian گلیم (gelim), akin to Aramaic גלימא (galīmā, “blanket, garment, cloth”), both from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, “cover, top, covering”) derived from καλύπτω (kalúptō, “to cover”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- (“to cover”).
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kilim (plural kilims)
- A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
- 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 183:
- The khan they all deferred to was a wiry, hook-nosed man with a growth of grey stubble on his chin, who sat on a kelim, listening to the others' arguments without moving a muscle.
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Borrowed from Persian گلیم (gelim, “rug, carpet”).
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kilim
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singular | plural | |
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nominative | kilim | kilimler |
genitive | kilimniñ | kilimlerniñ |
dative | kilimge | kilimlerge |
accusative | kilimni | kilimlerni |
locative | kilimde | kilimlerde |
ablative | kilimden | kilimlerden |
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Turkish kilim, from Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim, “carpet”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (kilīm, “blanket”), from Persian گلیم (gelim, “blanket, garment, cloth, carpet”).
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kilim m (invariable)
Further reading edit
- kilim in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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kilim
Pijin edit
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kilim
Tok Pisin edit
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kilim trans.
Usage notes edit
Kilim does not always imply killing, nor does dai always imply death, but kilim i dai does.
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Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim, “carpet”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (kilīm, “blanket”), from Persian گلیم (gelim, “blanket, garment, cloth, carpet”).[1]
Noun edit
kilim (definite accusative kilimi, plural kilimler)
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References edit
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kilim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük