कबुतर

कबुतर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian کبوتر‎ (kabutar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kpwtl /kabōtar/, “pigeon”). Compare Gujarati કબૂતર (kabūtar), Hindi कबूतर (kabūtar), Punjabi ਕਬੂਤਰ (kabūtar), Bengali কবুতর (kôbutôrô).

Noun

कबुतर • (kabutar) n

1. pigeon
2. dove

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कबुतर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कबुतर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press