kilim

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English

A Turkish tribal kilim
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Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /kɪˈliːm/, /ˈkiː.lɪm/
  • (US) IPA(key): /kiˈlim/, /ˈkɪ.lɪm/

Noun

kilim (plural kilims)

  1. 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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References

  1. ^ https://www.lexico.com/definition/kilim
  2. ^ https://www.dictionary.com/browse/kilim?s=t

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گلیم (gelim, “rug, carpet”).

Noun

kilim

  1. rug, kilim

Declension

Declension of kilim
singular plural
nominative kilim kilimler
genitive kilimniñ kilimlerniñ
dative kilimge kilimlerge
accusative kilimni kilimlerni
locative kilimde kilimlerde
ablative kilimden kilimlerden

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
  • “kilim”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Turkish kilim, from Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim, “carpet”), from Old Anatolian Turkish (kilīm, “blanket”), from Persian گلیم (gelim, “blanket, garment, cloth, carpet”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiˈlim/
  • Rhymes: -im
  • Hyphenation: ki‧lìm

Noun

kilim m (invariable)

  1. kilim
    Hypernym: tappeto

Further reading

  • kilim in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Kriol

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English kill.

Verb

kilim

  1. hit
  2. kill

Pijin

Etymology

From English kill.

Verb

kilim

  1. hit
  2. kill

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English kill + -im.

Verb

kilim trans.

  1. hit

Usage notes

Kilim does not always imply killing, nor does dai always imply death, but kilim i dai does.

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim, “carpet”), from Old Anatolian Turkish (kilīm, “blanket”), from Persian گلیم (gelim, “blanket, garment, cloth, carpet”).

Noun

kilim (definite accusative kilimi, plural kilimler)

  1. carpet
  2. rug

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kilim
Definite accusative kilimi
Singular Plural
Nominative kilim kilimler
Definite accusative kilimi kilimleri
Dative kilime kilimlere
Locative kilimde kilimlerde
Ablative kilimden kilimlerden
Genitive kilimin kilimlerin
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kilimim kilimlerim
2nd singular kilimin kilimlerin
3rd singular kilimi kilimleri
1st plural kilimimiz kilimlerimiz
2nd plural kiliminiz kilimleriniz
3rd plural kilimleri kilimleri
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kilimimi kilimlerimi
2nd singular kilimini kilimlerini
3rd singular kilimini kilimlerini
1st plural kilimimizi kilimlerimizi
2nd plural kiliminizi kilimlerinizi
3rd plural kilimlerini kilimlerini
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kilimime kilimlerime
2nd singular kilimine kilimlerine
3rd singular kilimine kilimlerine
1st plural kilimimize kilimlerimize
2nd plural kiliminize kilimlerinize
3rd plural kilimlerine kilimlerine
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kilimimde kilimlerimde
2nd singular kiliminde kilimlerinde
3rd singular kiliminde kilimlerinde
1st plural kilimimizde kilimlerimizde
2nd plural kiliminizde kilimlerinizde
3rd plural kilimlerinde kilimlerinde
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kilimimden kilimlerimden
2nd singular kiliminden kilimlerinden
3rd singular kiliminden kilimlerinden
1st plural kilimimizden kilimlerimizden
2nd plural kiliminizden kilimlerinizden
3rd plural kilimlerinden kilimlerinden
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kilimimin kilimlerimin
2nd singular kiliminin kilimlerinin
3rd singular kiliminin kilimlerinin
1st plural kilimimizin kilimlerimizin
2nd plural kiliminizin kilimlerinizin
3rd plural kilimlerinin kilimlerinin

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References

  1. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kilim”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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