কবি

See also: কব, কবে, কাবা, কোব, and কোবা

Assamese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.bi/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Portuguese couve, from Latin caulis, caulem, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós). Cognate with Hindi गोभी (gobhī), Punjabi ਗੋਭੀ (gobhī), Marathi कोबी (kobī), Bengali কপি (kopi), Manipuri ꯀꯣꯕꯤ (kobee).

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

1. cabbage, cauliflower

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कवि (kavi).

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

1. poet

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, literally “wise”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kobi/, [ˈkobiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kobi/, [ˈkobiˑ]

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Noun

কবি • (kobi)

1. poet

Derived terms

• কবিতা (kobita)
• কবিত্ব (kobitto)
• কবিরাজ (kobiraj)

Related terms

• কাব্য (kabbo)