کبک
Persian
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Etymology 1
From Middle Persian kpk' (kabk, “partridge”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *kakab- (“partridge”)(Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) . Cognates include Latin cacabō (“to cluck”), Ancient Greek κακκάζειν (kakkázein, “to cluck”), Ancient Greek κᾰκκᾰ́βη (kakkábē, “partridge”), Polish kokot (“rooster”), Lurish کۈگ (küg).
Noun
کبک • (kabk) (plural کبکها (kabk-hâ))
- 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
- gōyē batt-i safēd jāma ba sābūn zada-ast
- 11th century, Manuchehri
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French.
Proper noun
کبک • (kebek)
- Quebec (a province of Canada)
- Quebec, Quebec City (the capital city of the province of Quebec, Canada)
References
- MacKenzie, D. N. (1971), “kabk”, in A concise Pahlavi dictionary, London, New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press
- Max Vasmer ((Can we date this quote?)) Vasmer's Etymological Dictionary
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