ਕਾਫ਼ੀ

Punjabi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /käːfiː/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Classical Persian کافی (kāfī), from Arabic كَافٍ (kāfin, “enough”). Compare Hindi काफ़ी (kāfī).

Adjective

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ • (kāfī) (Shahmukhi spelling کافی)

  1. enough, sufficient

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English coffee, ultimately from Arabic قَهْوَة (qahwa). Doublet of ਕਾਹਵਾ (kāhvā).

Alternative forms

  • ਕੌਫ਼ੀ (kaufī)

Noun

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ • (kāfī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کافی)

  1. coffee
    Synonym: ਕਾਹਵਾ (kāhvā)

Etymology 3

From Arabic.

Noun

ਕਾਫ਼ੀ • (kāfī) f (Shahmukhi spelling کافی)

  1. kafi (genre of Sufi poetry)
  2. kafi (genre of Punjabi and Sindhi classical music)
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