کبک

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See also: کپک and کپگ

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Etymology 1

From Middle Persian (kpk' /⁠kabk⁠/, “partridge”). Compare Ancient Greek κᾰκκᾰ́βη (kakkábē).

Noun

کبک • (kabk) (plural کبک‌ها (kabk-hâ))

  1. partridge (bird)
    • 11th century, Manuchehri
      گویی بط سفید جامه به صابون زده است
      کبک دری ساق پای در قدح خون زده است
      gōyē batt-i safēd jāma ba sābūn zada-ast
      kabk-i darī sāq-i pāy dar qadah-i xūn zada-ast

References

  • Edelʹman, D. I. (2011) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume IV, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 169
  • MacKenzie, D. N. (1971) “kabk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, page 48

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Québec.

Proper noun

کبک • (kebek)

  1. Quebec (a province of Canada)
  2. Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
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