kaftan

English

Alternative forms

• caftan

Etymology

Via Russian кафта́н (kaftán), from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), from Persian خفتان (xaftân), which occurs already in the Shāhnāma.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈkæf.tæn/.
• (where?) IPA^(key): /ˈkæf.tən/

• Audio (US)

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• Audio (AU)

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Noun

kaftan (plural kaftans)

1. A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
2. A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Derived terms

• kaftanlike

Translations

Further reading

• kaftan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish kaftan, from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: kaf‧tan

Noun

kaftan m inan

1. kaftan

Declension

Further reading

• kaftan in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• kaftan in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

kaftan

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Etymology

From Malay kaftan, from Classical Persian خفتان (xaftān).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaftan/
• Hyphenation: kaf‧tan
• Rhymes: -tan, -an, -n

Noun

kaftan (plural kaftan-kaftan, first-person possessive kaftanku, second-person possessive kaftanmu, third-person possessive kaftannya)

1. kaftan

References

Further reading

• “kaftan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish kaftan, from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaf.tan/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aftan
• Syllabification: kaf‧tan

Noun

kaftan m inan (diminutive kaftanik)

1. kaftan

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• kaftan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kaftan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

kaftan m (plural kaftans)

1. Alternative form of caftan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎftan/
• Hyphenation: kaf‧tan

Noun

kàftan m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀фтан)

1. kaftan

Declension

Turkish

Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:

kaftan

Wikipedia ^tr

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan).

Noun

kaftan (definite accusative kaftanı, plural kaftanlar)

1. kaftan

Declension

Further reading

• “kaftan”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “kaftan”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı