ਕਾਫ਼ੀ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /käːfiː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian کافی (kāfī), from Arabic كَافٍ (kāfin, “enough”). Compare Hindi काफ़ी (kāfī).

Adjective

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ • (kāfī) (Shahmukhi spelling کافی)

1. enough, sufficient

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coffee, ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of ਕਾਹਵਾ (kāhvā).

Alternative forms

• ਕੌਫ਼ੀ (kaufī)

Noun

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ • (kāfī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کافی)

1. coffee

   Synonym: ਕਾਹਵਾ (kāhvā)

Etymology 3

From Arabic.

Noun

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ • (kāfī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کافی)

1. kafi (genre of Sufi poetry)
2. kafi (genre of Punjabi and Sindhi classical music)