/ka.boː.ˈtar/, /ka.buː.ˈtar/, [kʰä.buː.t̪ʰáɾ]
OriginFrom Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kpwtl), 𐫐𐫁𐫇𐫤𐫡 (kbwtr /kabōtar/, “pigeon”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kapáwtas (“pigeon”). Cognate with Baluchi کپوت (kapōt), Sanskrit कपोत (kapota).
Formskabutar(romanization) · کبوترها(plural) · کبوتران(plural) · کفتر(alternative, syncope) · کمتر(alternative, dialectal)