كبه

See also: کپه, گته, and گبه

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *kēbe (swollen);[1] cognate with Turkmen gebe. According to Nishanyan, this word could derive from the same root of قبا (kaba, swollen, large), while Clauson connects it with the verb گبرمك (gebermek, to die (of beasts)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɟe.be/

Adjective

گبه • (gebe)

  1. pregnant, expectant, carrying developing offspring within the body
    Synonyms: آبستن (abisten), باردار (bardar), حامله (hamile), یوکلو (yüklü)
Derived terms
  • گبه اولمق (gebe olmak, to be pregnant)
  • گبه قالمق (gebe kalmak, to get pregnant)
  • گبه‌لك (gebelik, pregnancy)
Descendants
  • Turkish: gebe

References

  1. ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “kebe”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 691

Further reading

Etymology 2

From Persian قبا (qabâ, garment), from Arabic قَبَاء (qabāʔ).

Noun

كبه • (kebe)

  1. blanket
Descendants