kalian

[ kahl-yahn ]
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noun
  1. a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.

Origin of kalian

1
First recorded in 1825–35, kalian is from the Persian word qalyān

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kalian

/ (kælˈjɑːn) /


noun
  1. another name for hookah

Origin of kalian

1
C19: from Persian, from Arabic qalyān

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