Etymology

chillum

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Today it means: A conical pipe used for smoking marijuana, usually made of fired clay, porcelain, soapstone, glass or, more rarely, wood. Full definition →

Hindustani ← Classical Persian چِلَم
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  1. Classical Persian · derived fromچِلَم
  2. Hindustani · borrowed from
  3. English todaychillum

Borrowed from Hindustani चिलम (cilam) / چِلَم (cilam), from Classical Persian چِلَم (čilam).

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