килим

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See also: ќилим

Bulgarian

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim), from Persian گلیم (gelim), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, covering) from καλύπτω (kalúptō, to cover).

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Noun

кили́м (kilímm

  1. rug, carpet

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Further reading

  • килим”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014

Macedonian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim) (Turkish kilim), from Persian گلیم (gelim).

Pronunciation

Noun

килим (kilimm (plural килими, diminutive килимче)

  1. carpet
  2. rug
  3. tapestry
  4. gobelin

Declension

Declension of килим
singular plural
indefinite килим (kilim) килими (kilimi)
definite unspecified килимот (kilimot) килимите (kilimite)
definite proximal килимов (kilimov) килимиве (kilimive)
definite distal килимон (kilimon) килимине (kilimine)
vocative килиму (kilimu) килими (kilimi)
count form килима (kilima)

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Russian

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar kilim, Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim).

Pronunciation

Noun

кили́м (kilímm inan (genitive кили́ма, nominative plural кили́мы, genitive plural кили́мов)

  1. (archaic, Ukraine, Orenburg, Belgorod, Caucasus) rug, carpet
    Synonym: (regular term) ковёр (kovjór)

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Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “килим”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Borrowed from Crimean Tatar kilim or Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim), from Persian گلیم (gelim), from Ancient Greek κάλυμμα (kálumma, covering). Compare Russian, Bulgarian, and Macedonian кили́м (kilím), Belarusian кілі́м (kilím) and Serbo-Croatian ћѝлим/ćìlim.

Pronunciation

Noun

ки́лим (kýlymm inan (genitive ки́лима, nominative plural килими́, genitive plural килимі́в, diminutive килимо́к)

  1. rug, carpet
  2. (Canada) tapestry, gobelin, wall hanging

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