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Persian
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَبُوقَلَمُون (ʔabūqalamūn), from Ancient Greek ὑποκάλαμον (hupokálamon), originally a Byzantine term used to refer to a precious multi-coloured textile, later used to refer to the bird due to its ability to change the colours of its feathers [1].
Pronunciation
Readings
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Classical reading?
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būqalamūn
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Dari reading?
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būqalamūn
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Iranian reading?
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buğalamun
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Tajik reading?
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buqalamun
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Noun
بوقلمون • (buqalamun) (plural بوقلمونها (buqalamun-hâ))
- (archaic) many-coloured damask
- turkey (bird)
- Synonym: فیلمرغ (fil-morğ)
- chameleon (reptile)
- Synonym: آفتابپرست (âftâb-parast)
- (derogatory) chameleon, opportunist, flip-flopper (US)
Descendants
Adjective
بوقلمون • (buqalamun)
- variegated
- multi-coloured
- multifarious
- protean
- changeable
Quotations
- Circa 1258 C.E., Sa'di, Gulistan (the Rose Garden), Project Gutenberg,
- .باد در سایه درختانش گسترانید فرش بوقلمون
- The wind had in the shade of its trees Spread out a bed of all kinds of flowers.
References
- ^ Huisman, A.J.W., “Abū Ḳalamūn”, in: Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition, Edited by: P. Bearman, Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, W.P. Heinrichs. Consulted online on 15 July 2019 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1573-3912_islam_SIM_0210>
First published online: 2012
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004161214, 1960-2007