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kilim

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /kɪˈliːm/
  • UK: /ˈkiː.lɪm/
  • US: /kiˈlim/
  • US: /ˈkɪ.lɪm/
  • rhymes with -iːm

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noun

Meaning 1

A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

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”).

Across languages

Translations

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: քիլիմ (kʻilim) — type of carpet
  • Bashkir: келәм (keləm) — type of carpet
  • Finnish: kelim — type of carpet
  • Finnish: kelim-matto — type of carpet
  • German: Kelim — type of carpet
  • Greek: κιλίμι (kilími) — type of carpet
  • Persian: گلیم (gelim) — type of carpet
  • Polish: kilim — type of carpet