کبود

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian kpwt' (kabōd, blue-gray; pigeon), from Old Persian *𐎣𐎱𐎢𐎫 (kapauta-, pigeon), from Proto-Iranian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-Iranian [Term?]. Akin to Sanskrit कपोत (kapota, the grey colour of pigeon), Baluchi کپوت, and Old Armenian կապոյտ (kapoyt), an Iranian borrowing.

Pronunciation

Adjective

کبود (kabôd)

  1. blue-gray
  2. blue
  3. dark purple

Derived terms

  • کبوده (kabude)
  • کبودچشم (kabud-čašm)
  • یاقوت کبود (yâqut-e kabud)

References

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