کلافه

Persian

Etymology

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /ka.laː.ˈfa/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.lɑː.fá]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.lɑː.fá]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰä.lɑː.fá]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰä.lɔː.fá]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰʲæ.lɒː.fé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰä.lɔ.fá]

• Rhymes: -a

Readings
Classical reading?	kalāfa
Dari reading?	kalāfa
Iranian reading?	kalâfe
Tajik reading?	kalofa

Noun

کلافه • (kalâfe) (plural کلافه‌ها)

1. alternative form of کلاف (kalâf, “skein, hank, ball of thread”)

Adjective

کلافه • (kalâfe)

1. stuffy, boiling hot, oppressively hot

Derived terms

• کلافگی (kalâfegi)

Further reading

• Hayyim, Sulayman (1934), “کلافه”, in New Persian–English dictionary, Teheran: Librairie-imprimerie Béroukhim