कबूतरबाज़ी

Hindi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کبوتر بازی (kabūtar-bāzi). By surface analysis, कबूतरबाज़ (kabūtarbāz) +‎ -ई ().

Pronunciation

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  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kə.buː.t̪əɾ.bɑː.ziː/, [kɐ.buː.t̪ɐɾ.bäː.ziː], /kə.buː.t̪əɾ.bɑː.d͡ʒiː/, [kɐ.buː.t̪ɐɾ.bäː.d͡ʒiː]

Noun

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कबूतरबाज़ी (kabūtarbāzīm

  1. pigeon fancying
  2. pigeon-flying game (clarification of this definition is needed)
    Synonym: कुल कुल बाज़ी (kul kul bāzī) (Kuberpur)
  3. the illegal profession of human smuggling

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