different between kaftan vs dashiki

English

Alternative forms

• caftan

Etymology

Via Russian ??????? (kaftán), from Ottoman Turkish ?????? (kaftan).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?kæf.tæn/.
• IPA^(key): /?kæf.t?n/

Noun

kaftan (plural kaftans)

1. A long tunic worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.
2. A long dress or shirt similar in style to those worn in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Derived terms

• kaftanlike

Translations

Further reading

• kaftan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Polish

Etymology

From Turkish kaftan, from Ottoman Turkish ?????? (kaftan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kaf.tan/

Noun

kaftan m inan (diminutive kaftanik)

1. kaftan

Declension

Further reading

• kaftan in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• kaftan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

kaftan m (plural kaftans)

1. Alternative form of caftan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ?????? (kaftan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?ftan/
• Hyphenation: kaf?tan

Noun

kàftan m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. kaftan

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ?????? (kaftan).

Noun

kaftan (definite accusative kaftan?, plural kaftanlar)

1. kaftan

English

Etymology

From Yoruba dà??íkí.

Noun

dashiki (plural dashikis)

1. A loose and brightly-colored African shirt.

Alternative forms

• danshiki
• dasheki