কবুতর

Bengali

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کبوتر (kabūtar), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapáwtas; displaced native term কপোত (kopōt), from the same source. Compare Hindustani کبوتر / कबूतर (kabūtar), Chittagonian হইতুর (Hoitur).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kobut̪ɔr/

Noun

কবুতর • (kôbutôr)

1. pigeon

   Synonym: পায়রা (payra), ঘুঘু (ghughu), কপোত (kopōt) (very rare)