Gujarati

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese couve (/⁠kowi⁠/, cabbage), from Old Galician-Portuguese couve, from earlier *coue, Latin caulis (stalk, stem), from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós, stem).

Compare Hindustani گوبھی / गोभी (gobhī), Punjabi ਗੋਭੀ (gobhī), Marathi कोबी (kobī), Bengali কপি (kopi), Assamese কবি (kobi) and Manipuri ꯀꯣꯕꯤ (kobee).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈko.bi/
  • Hyphenation: કો‧બી

Noun

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કોબી (kobīf or n

  1. cabbage

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