释义 |
Definition of kalian in English: kaliannoun kaˈljɑːn A Persian tobacco pipe with a long tube that draws the smoke through water; a hookah. Example sentencesExamples - A guest, if he does not bring his own pipe and pipe-bearer, has a kalian offered to him.
- They want to know whether the people smoke kalians and ride horses.
- The sleek-looking spice merchant was smoking kalian after kalian in dreamy contemplation of his assistant waiting on customers.
- They will sip sherbets, drink syrupy tea, smoke kalians, and gossip incessantly.
- I had smoked a kalian once before, though not very successfully.
Synonyms pipe, water pipe, hubble-bubble, chillum, narghile
Origin Mid 19th century: Persian ḳalyān, from Arabic ġalayān 'bubbling up, boiling'; compare with calean. |