kilim
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kilim
- /kɪˈliːm/ UK
- /ˈkiː.lɪm/ UK
- /kiˈlim/ US
- /ˈkɪ.lɪm/ US
Rhymes with -iːm
Where it comes from
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”).
noun kilims · kelim · khilim · kylym
- 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.
Translations
Talk about this word "kilim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/kilim. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. kilim. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/kilim "kilim." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/kilim.Cite this
@misc{kilim_2026,
title = {kilim},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kilim},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
