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 (kôbutôr).

Noun

कबुतर • (kabutar) n

  1. pigeon
  2. dove

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