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View synonyms for kalian
kalian
[ kahl-yahn ]
noun
- a Persian tobacco pipe in which the smoke is drawn through water; hookah.
kalian
/ kælˈjɑːn /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kalian1
First recorded in 1825–35, kalian is from the Persian word qalyān
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Word History and Origins
Origin of kalian1
C19: from Persian, from Arabic qalyān
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Example Sentences
Sometimes the conversation was kept up for several hours, until tea and the kalian had been passed around.
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Another pipe-bearer lighted the kalian at intervals and handed it into the carriage to his master.
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A servant brought the Khan a handsome kalian to smoke three times.
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There is also a large quantity of tobacco grown in Persia, which is used for the “kalian” (or water-pipe) and cigarette smoking.
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He then began to make apologies for not having a kalian (a pipe) to offer me, 'for,' said he, 'I am not a smoker of tobacco.
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