کبود

Persian

رنگِ کبود

Etymology

From Middle Persian kpwt' (kabōd, blue-gray; pigeon), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎣 (k-p-u-t-k /⁠kapautaka⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *kapawtakáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapawtakás, from *kapáwtas (grey-blue). Cognate with Sanskrit कपोतक (kapotaka, pigeon-coloured), Old Armenian կապուտակ (kaputak) (an Iranian borrowing).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Dari, formal) IPA(key): [kʰä.búːd̪]
    • (Kabuli) IPA(key): [kʰä.búːd̪]
    • (Hazaragi) IPA(key): [kʰä.búd̪̥]

Readings
Classical reading? kaḇōḏ, kaḇūḏ
Dari reading? kabūd
Iranian reading? kabud
Tajik reading? kabud

Adjective

Dari کبود
Iranian Persian
Tajik кабуд

کبود • (kabud)

  1. blue-gray
  2. blue; azure
  3. indigo; dark purple

Derived terms

References

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