কবি

See also: কব, কবে, কাবা, কোব, and কোবা

Assamese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.bi/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Bengali *কবি (*kbi) or Hindi कोबी (kobī), from Portuguese couve, from Latin caulis, caulem, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós).

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

1. cabbage, cauliflower

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कवि (kavi).

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

1. poet

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, literally “wise”).

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kobi/, [ˈkobiˑ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kobi/, [ˈkobiˑ]

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Noun

কবি • (kobi)

1. poet

Derived terms

• কবিতা (kobita)
• কবিত্ব (kobitto)
• কবিরাজ (kobiraj)

Related terms

• কাব্য (kabbo)