Etymology

koftgari

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Today it means: Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art. Full definition →

Hindi [Term?] ← Persian [Term?]
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  1. Persian · derived from[Term?]
  2. Hindi · borrowed from[Term?]“gold-beating”
  3. English todaykoftgari

From Hindi [Term?] (“gold-beating”), from Persian [Term?], from کوفتن (kuftan, “to beat”) + ـگر (-gar) + ـی (-i).

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