kufte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), possibly through French, German or Russian. Compare Swedish kofta, Russian кофта (kofta), Norwegian Bokmål kofte, Northern Sami gákti, Southern Sami gåptoe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²kʊftə/

Noun

kufte f (definite singular kufta, indefinite plural kufter, definite plural kuftene)

1. a sturdy garment for the upper body (often used about knitted garments)
2. traditional Sami coat. Contraction of samekufte.

Derived terms

• samekufte

References

• “kufte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.