कबूतर
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian کبوتر (kabutar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kpwtl /kabōtar/, “pigeon”). Compare Punjabi ਕਬੂਤਰ (kabūtar), Gujarati કબૂતર (kabūtar), Marathi कबुतर (kabutar), Bengali কবুতর (kôbutôrô).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kə.buː.t̪əɾ/
Noun
कबूतर • (kabūtar) m (Urdu spelling کبوتر)
- pigeon, dove
- Synonym: कपोत (kapot)
Declension
Declension of कबूतर (masc cons-stem)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कबूतर kabūtar | कबूतर kabūtar |
| oblique | कबूतर kabūtar | कबूतरों kabūtarõ |
| vocative | कबूतर kabūtar | कबूतरो kabūtaro |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993), “कबूतर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press