پاپاغان

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Ottoman Turkish

پاپاغان

Etymology

From Arabic بَبَغَاء (babaḡāʔ, parrot), probably a word of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Classical Syriac ܒܒܓܐ (/⁠babbaggā⁠/), Old Armenian պապկայ (papkay) and Persian ببغا (babğâ).

Noun

پاپاغان (papağan)

  1. parrot, popinjay, any kind of bird of the order Psittaciformes
    Synonym: طوطی (dudu)

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