/kɪˈliːm/, /ˈkiː.lɪm/, /kiˈlim/
OriginBorrowed 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”).
- 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.”
Formskilims(plural) · kelim(alternative) · khilim(alternative) · kylym(alternative)