કબૂતર

Gujarati

Alternative forms

ખબૂતર (khabūtar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian (kabūtar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kpwtl /⁠kabōtar⁠/, “pigeon”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapáwtas (“pigeon”); displacing the native term કપોત (kapot), of the same origin. Compare Hindi कबूतर (kabūtar).

Pronunciation

(Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈkə.bu.t̪əɾ/
Rhymes: -əɾ
Hyphenation: ક‧બૂ‧તર

Noun

કબૂતર • (kabūtar) n

pigeon, dove
Synonym: પારેવું (pārevũ)

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