کبود

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Persian

رنگِ کبود

Etymology

From Middle Persian kpwt' (kabōd, blue-gray; pigeon), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎱𐎢𐎫𐎣 (k-p-u-t-k /⁠kapautaka⁠/), from Proto-Iranian *kapawtakáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapawtakás, from *kapáwtas (grey-blue). Cognate with Sanskrit कपोतक (kapotaka, pigeon-coloured), Old Armenian կապուտակ (kaputak) (an Iranian borrowing).

Pronunciation

Readings
Classical reading? kaḇōḏ, kaḇūḏ
Dari reading? kabūd
Iranian reading? kabud
Tajik reading? kabud

Adjective

Dari کبود
Iranian Persian
Tajik кабуд

کبود (kabud)

  1. blue-gray
  2. blue; azure
  3. indigo; dark purple

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