kefir

== English == === Alternative forms === keefir, kephir === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Russian кефи́р (kefír); see that entry for more. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kəˈfɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈkiːfə(ɹ)/, /ˈkɛfə(ɹ)/ ==== Noun ==== kefir (usually uncountable, plural kefirs) A fermented milk drink from the Caucasus and Eastern Europe, similar to yogurt but more liquid. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== kefir (plural kefirs) Alternative form of kafir. === Anagrams === Kifer == Hungarian == === Etymology === From North-Caucasian languages via Russian кефи́р (kefír). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkɛfir], [ˈkɛfiːr] Hyphenation: ke‧fir Rhymes: -ir, -iːr === Noun === kefir (plural kefirek) kefir ==== Declension ==== == Polish == === Etymology === Internationalism; compare English kefir, French kéfir, German Kefir, ultimately from a language of the Caucausus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɛ.fir/ Rhymes: -ɛfir Syllabification: ke‧fir === Noun === kefir m inan (diminutive kefirek) kefir ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “kefir”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[1] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kefir”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[2] (in Polish) == Portuguese == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: ke‧fir === Noun === kefir m (plural kefirs) alternative spelling of quefir == Swedish == === Noun === kefir c kefir ==== Declension ==== === References === “kefir”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kefir”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “kefir”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Turkish == === Etymology === From a Caucasian language via Russian кефи́р (kefír); see the Russian entry for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [cɛˈfiɾ] === Noun === kefir (definite accusative kefiri, plural kefirler) kefir ==== Declension ====