kofta
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Persian کوفته (kôfta, “ground meat”), from کوفتن (kôftan, “to grind, break, beat”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kofta (plural koftas)
- Any of various spicy meatball or meatloaf dishes of the Middle East, Caucasus, South Asia, and the Balkans.
Translations[edit]
meatball or meatloaf dish
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See also[edit]
- malai kofta (also a food, probably etymologically unrelated)
Crimean Tatar[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Russian кофта (kofta)
Noun[edit]
kofta
Declension[edit]
Declension of kofta
singular | plural | |
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nominative | kofta | koftalar |
genitive | koftanıñ | koftalarnıñ |
dative | koftağa | koftalarğa |
accusative | koftanı | koftalarnı |
locative | koftada | koftalarda |
ablative | koftadan | koftalardan |
References[edit]
- Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary][1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
- “kofta”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)
Swedish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish قفتان (kaftan), probably through Russian ко́фта (kófta) (if not vice versa) or through German. Doublet of kaftan. Compare Norwegian Nynorsk kufte and Southern Sami gåptoe.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
kofta c
Declension[edit]
Declension of kofta | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | kofta | koftan | koftor | koftorna |
Genitive | koftas | koftans | koftors | koftornas |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- kofta in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
- kofta in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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