kufte

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Ultimately from Ottoman Turkish ⁧قفتان⁩ (kaftan), possibly through French, German or Russian. Compare Swedish kofta, Russian кофта (kofta), Norwegian Bokmål kofte, Northern Sami gákti, Southern Sami gåptoe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²kʊftə/

Noun

kufte f (definite singular kufta, indefinite plural kufter, definite plural kuftene)

  1. a sturdy garment for the upper body (often used about knitted garments)
  2. traditional Sami coat. Contraction of samekufte.

Derived terms
  • samekufte

References
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