keffekil

K5E1F4F4E1K5I1L1

noun

A kind of clay; meerschaum.

OriginTurkish [Term?] ← Persian کف →
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Meanings

nounkeffekil (uncountable)

alternative kiefekil · alternative keffekill

  1. uncountablechemistryA kind of clay; meerschaum.

Origin

  1. Persianکف“foam”
  2. Turkish[Term?]
  3. Englishkeffekil

From Turkish [Term?], composed of Kefe (“Caffa, a city in Crimea”) + kil (“clay”). The material was imported from that region of Crimea. Alternatively, according to Webster (1913), from Persian کف (kaf, “foam”) + گل (gel, “clay”). Note that Turkish kil is from Persian گل (gel).

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