Etymology

kulfi

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Today it means: A flavoured frozen dessert of South Asia, made from milk and resembling ice cream. Full definition →

Hindi क़ुल्फ़ी ← Urdu قلفی ← Classical Persian قفلی
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The story

  1. Arabic · derived fromقُفْل“lock, bolt”
  2. Classical Persian · derived fromقفلی
  3. Urdu · borrowed fromقلفی
  4. Hindi · borrowed fromक़ुल्फ़ी
  5. English todaykulfi

From Hindi क़ुल्फ़ी (qulfī)/Urdu قلفی (qulfī), from Classical Persian قفلی (quflī) from قفل (qufl), from Arabic قُفْل (qufl, “lock, bolt”).

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