kadife

== Albanian == === Alternative forms === kadyfe — archaic === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قطیفه (katife, kadife). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kadiˈfe/, /kaˈdife/ Rhymes: -e, -ife === Noun === kadife f (plural kadife, definite kadifeja or kadifja) velvet ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === kadife velvety: soft and smooth Synonym: i kadifenjtë === References === “kadifé,~ja”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1], 1980, page 757b Bufli, G.; Rocchi, L. (2021), “kadife”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 237 Mann, S. E. (1948), “kadifé”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 173b Meyer, G. (1891), “kadifé”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 165 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قطیفه (kadife, katife), from Arabic قَطِيفَة (qaṭīfa). Doublet of kadayıf. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ka.diːˈfe/ Hyphenation: ka‧di‧fe === Adjective === kadife velvet, made of velvet (by extension) soft === Noun === kadife (definite accusative kadifeyi, plural kadifeler) velvet ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kadife”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kadife”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kadife”, in Nişanyan Sözlük