kilim

English

A Turkish tribal kilim

Alternative forms

• kelim
• khilim

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”).

Noun

kilim (plural kilims)

1. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug.

Translations

type of carpet

• Bashkir: келәм (keləm)
• Finnish: kelim, kelim-matto (fi)
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• Greek: κιλίμι (el) n (kilími)
• Persian: گلیم (fa) (gelim)

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Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Noun

kilim

1. rug, kilim

Declension

Declension of kilim

nominative	kilim
genitive	kilimniñ
dative	kilimge
accusative	kilimni
locative	kilimde
ablative	kilimden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kiˈlim/
• Hyphenation: ki‧lìm

Noun

kilim m (uncountable)

1. kilim

   Hypernym: tappeto

References

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

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Kriol

Alternative forms

• gilim

Etymology

From English kill.

Verb

kilim

1. hit
2. kill

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Pijin

Etymology

From English kill.

Verb

kilim

1. hit
2. kill

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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.

Related terms

• paitim

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كلیم (kilim, “carpet”), from Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (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

Related terms

• kulübe
• kiler