کبک

See also: کپک and کپگ

Persian

Perdix perdix

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))

  1. 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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French.

Proper noun

کبک (kebek)

  1. Quebec (a province of Canada)
  2. 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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