કબૂતર

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• ખબૂતર (khabūtar)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کبوتر (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

1. pigeon, dove

   Synonym: પારેવું (pārevũ)