kilim

English

A Turkish tribal kilim

Alternative forms

• kelim
• khilim
• kylym

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”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /kɪˈliːm/, /ˈkiː.lɪm/
• (US) IPA^(key): /kiˈlim/, /ˈkɪ.lɪm/
• Rhymes: -iːm

Noun

kilim (plural kilims)

1. A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
   • 1987, Bruce Chatwin, The Songlines, Vintage, published 1998, page 183:

     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.

Related terms

• kis-kilim

 

Translations

type of carpet

• Armenian: քիլիմ (kʻilim)
• Bashkir: келәм (keləm)
• Finnish: kelim, kelim-matto
• German: Kelim (de)
• Greek: κιλίμι (el) n (kilími)
• Persian: گلیم (fa) (gelim)
• Polish: kilim (pl) m

Australian Kriol

Alternative forms

• gilim

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kilim

1. to hit

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

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

Noun

kilim

1. rug, kilim

Declension

Declension of kilim

	singular	plural
nominative	kilim	kilimler
genitive	kilimniñ	kilimlerniñ
dative	kilimge	kilimlerge
accusative	kilimni	kilimlerni
locative	kilimde	kilimlerde
ablative	kilimden	kilimlerden

References

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

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing 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/
• Rhymes: -im
• Hyphenation: ki‧lìm

Noun

kilim m (invariable)

1. kilim

   Hypernym: tappeto

Further reading

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

Pijin

Etymology

From English kill.

Verb

kilim

1. hit
2. kill

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

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