pembe

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• پەمبە (pembe) — Arabic spelling

Etymology

From Persian پنبه. Akin to native pembû (“cotton”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛmˈbɛ/

Adjective

pembe

1. pink, magenta

See also

Colors in Northern Kurdish · reng (layout · text)

spî	gewr	reş
sor; sorê sor	pirteqalî; qehweyî	zer; qîçik
keskê vekirî	kesk	kevz; keskê tarî
şînê vekirî; hêşîn	şînê esmanî	şîn
şîrkî, mor; heş	soravî; binefşî, xemir	pîvazî, pembe

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish پنبه (pembe), from Persian پنبه (panbe, “cotton”).

Noun

pembe n (uncountable)

1. (dated) pink

Declension

declension of pembe (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pembe	pembeul
genitive/dative	(unui) pembe	pembeului
vocative	pembeule

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

pembe (n class, plural pembe)

1. horn (growth on the heads of certain animals)
2. tusk
3. horn (instrument)
4. wing (side of a building or army)
5. corner

Turkish

Alternative forms

• penbe (“proscribed”)

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian پنبه (panbe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pæmˈbe/
• Hyphenation: pem‧be

• Audio:

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Noun

pembe (definite accusative pembeyi, plural pembeler)

1. pink

Derived terms

• açık pembe
• Çingene pembesi
• koyu pembe
• pembe dizi
• pembegemre
• pembekurt
• pembeleşmek
• pembe pasaport
• pembe yakalı
• tozpembe
• şafak pembesi
• şeker pembesi

Adjective

pembe

1. pink

See also

Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)

beyaz, ak	gri, boz	siyah, kara
kırmızı, kızıl; al	turuncu; kahverengi, konur, boz	sarı; bej
limon çürüğü	yeşil	nane yeşili
camgöbeği; turkuaz	gök, mavi	lacivert
eflatun; mor	pembe; mor	yavruağzı

Further reading

• “pembe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “pembe”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010) “pembe”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı