IN GREEK
κιλίμι
kilimi
flat woven rug
IN TURKISH
kilim
kilim
flat woven rug
WEAR THE WORD
κιλίμι in blue ink and kilim in red, on a T shirt, a tote or a mug.
THE RECORD
- LENT BY, BORROWED BY
- Round trip
- STARTED IN
- Ancient Greek
- CATEGORY
- Household
- NOTES
- From Persian gelīm. Nişanyan takes kilim from Persian gilīm, itself from Ancient Greek kálymma, cover, so Greek κιλίμι is the Turkish form returning to Greek.
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SOURCES
- Nişanyan Sözlük (checked online)
Etymologies are checked against the dictionaries and studies listed. An entry is stamped settled only when both the Greek and the Turkish side have been checked. Research for this ledger was compiled with AI assistance and reviewed by the editors.
HOW TO CITE THIS ENTRY
Gold, K. (ed.) (2026) ‘κιλίμι / kilim’, entry 107, Defter ή Tefteri: a ledger of shared Greek and Turkish words. https://defteritefteri.com/en/w/107-kilimi/. Accessed [day month year].