काफ़ी

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Hindi

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Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.fiː/, [käː.fiː], /kɑː.pʰiː/, [käː.pʰiː]

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کافی (kāfī), from Arabic كَافِي (kāfī, enough). Compare Punjabi ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī).

Adjective

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काफ़ी (kāfī) (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. enough, sufficient

Adverb

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काफ़ी (kāfī) (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. quite
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Etymology 2

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From क़ाफ़िया (qāfiyā, rhyme), ultimately from Arabic قَافِيَة (qāfiya).

Proper noun

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काफ़ी (kāfīf (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. (Indian Classical Music) a late-night raga in the Kafi thaat
  2. (Indian Classical Music) a thaat, named for its principal raga
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Etymology 3

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Borrowed from English coffee.

Noun

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काफ़ी (kāfīf (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. Alternative form of कॉफ़ी (kŏfī)
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