Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilim

/kiˈlim/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: kil-im
IPA: /kiˈlim/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Example Sentences

"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."

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”).

Origin

Source language: Turkish

Word Breakdown

Root: kilim, گلیم, κάλυμμα, *ḱel-

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kiˈlim/
British English: /kɪˈliːm/

Inflected Forms

kilims (plural) kelim (alternative) khilim (alternative) kylym (alternative)

Phrases

kis-kilim

Frequently Paired Words

kis-kilim

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kilim?: The recorded pronunciation is /kiˈlim/.
What does kilim mean?: A flat tapestry-woven carpet or rug from Turkey or Kurdistan.
Where does kilim come from?: It is traced to Turkish.

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