কবি

See also: কব, কবে, কাবা, কোব, and কোবা

Assamese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.bi/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Bengali *কবি (*kbi) or Hindi कोबी (kobī), from Portuguese couve, from Latin caulis, caulem, from Ancient Greek καυλός (kaulós).

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

  1. cabbage, cauliflower

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कवि (kavi).

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

  1. poet

Bengali

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, literally wise).

Pronunciation

  • (Rarh) IPA(key): /kobi/, [ˈkobiˑ]
    Audio:(file)
  • (Dhaka) IPA(key): /kobi/, [ˈkobiˑ]
    Audio:(file)

Noun

কবি • (kobi)

  1. poet

Derived terms

  • কবিতা (kobita)
  • কবিত্ব (kobitto)
  • কবিরাজ (kobiraj)
  • কাব্য (kabbo)