خال‌کوبی

Persian

Etymology

From خال (xâl, “mole, birthmark, freckle”) +‎ کوب (kub, present stem of کوبیدن (kubidan, “to pound”)) +‎ ـی (-i).

Pronunciation

Readings
Dari reading? xāl-kōbī
Iranian reading? xâl-kubi

Noun

خال‌کوبی • (xâl-kubi) (plural خال‌کوبی‌ها (xâl-kubi-hâ))

  1. tattoo
    Synonyms: تتو (tatu), کبودی (kabudi), (archaic) وشم (vašm)
  • خال کوبیدن (xâl kubidan)
  • خال‌کوب (xâl-kub)
  • خال‌کوبی کردن (xâl-kubi kardan)
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