كفن

kafan (fr. kafn, inf. n. of كفن 'to wrap in a winding-sheet'), s.m. Grave-clothes, windingsheet, shroud:—kafan phāṛ-ke bolnā, v.n. To exclaim or cry out in amazement, etc.; to shriek, to make a terrible noise:—kafan-dafan, s.m. Burial, funeral:—kafan-ćor, s.m. A stealer of grave-clothes; caitiff, miscreant:—kafan sirse bāṅdhnāor lapeṭnā, 'To tie or wrap (one's) winding-sheet round the head'; to engage in a perilous adventure; to risk life; to court death.