काफ़ी

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Hindi[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑː.fiː/, [käː.fiː], /kɑː.pʰiː/, [käː.pʰiː]

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowed from Classical Persian کافی (kāfī), from Arabic كَافِي (kāfī, enough). Compare Punjabi ਕਾਫ਼ੀ (kāfī).

Adjective[edit]

काफ़ी (kāfī) (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. enough, sufficient

Adverb[edit]

काफ़ी (kāfī) (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. quite
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From क़ाफ़िया (qāfiyā, rhyme), ultimately from Arabic قَافِيَة (qāfiya).

Proper noun[edit]

काफ़ी (kāfīf (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. (Indian Classical Music) a late-night raga in the Kafi thaat
  2. (Indian Classical Music) a thaat, named for its principal raga
Declension[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Borrowed from English coffee.

Noun[edit]

काफ़ी (kāfīf (Urdu spelling کافی)

  1. Alternative form of कॉफ़ी (kŏfī)
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