kilim
UK/kɪˈliːm/US/kiˈlim/
kilim noun: a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
Noun
kilim (plural kilims)
- A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
- The khan they all deferred to was a wiry, hook-nosed man with a growth of grey stubble on his chin, who sat on a kelim, listening to the others' arguments without moving a muscle.1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 183
kilim meaning in Persian
kilim in Persian
- type of carpet
- گلیم gelim
Forms of kilim
| plural | kilims |
|---|---|
| alternative form | kelim |
| alternative form | khilim |
| alternative form | kylym |
Origin of kilim
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”).
Words that rhyme with kilim
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- upstream
- deem
- dream
- scream
- team
- academe
- bream
- downstream
- esteem
- forebeam
- supreme
- teem
- A team
- ice cream
- under one's own steam
- abeam
- addeem
- astream
- beseem
- centime
- decime
- deme
- fleam
- inseam
- Karim
- preem
- rheme
- seem
- agleam
- breme
- buffer beam
- distream
- foredream
- haem
- heme
- Kareem
- leam
- leme
- let off steam
- meem
- misesteem
- misseem
- neem
- on stream
- prime
- redream
- reem
- reim
Questions about kilim
- What does kilim mean?
- Kilim means a flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
- What is kilim in Persian?
- Kilim in Persian is گلیم (gelim). See Kilim meaning in Persian.
- What part of speech is kilim?
- Kilim is a noun.
- How do you pronounce kilim?
- Kilim is pronounced /kɪˈliːm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of kilim?
- The plural of kilim is kilims.
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