kofta
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Kofta (Kufteh Tabrizi).
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian کوفته (kôfta, “ground meat”), from کوفتن (kôftan, “to grind, break, beat”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kofta (plural koftas)
- Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.
Translations
meatball or meatloaf dish
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See also
- malai kofta (also a food, probably etymologically unrelated)
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian кофта (kofta)
Noun
kofta
Declension
Declension of kofta
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kofta | koftalar |
| genitive | koftanıñ | koftalarnıñ |
| dative | koftağa | koftalarğa |
| accusative | koftanı | koftalarnı |
| locative | koftada | koftalarda |
| ablative | koftadan | koftalardan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “kofta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Swedish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), probably through Russian ко́фта (kófta) (if not vice versa) or through German. Doublet of kaftan. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kufte and Southern Sami gåptoe.
Pronunciation
Noun
kofta c
Declension
Declension of kofta
Derived terms
Further reading
- kofta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kofta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)