Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kabuli

/ˈkɑːbə(ˌ)li/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: kab-u-li
IPA: /ˈkɑːbə(ˌ)li/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from or relating to the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.

noun

A native or inhabitant of the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.

noun

A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.

Example Sentences

"But they are physically no match for the Kabulis and every Kabuli considers himself more than a match for any number of travellers from the plains."
"The availability of a large number of resistant lines in desi and kabuli background should help breeders develop resistant and high-yielding cultivars. It was earlier believed that kabulis lack resistant genes to ascochyta blight but screening a large collection revealed many lines having a high level of resistance."
"Two distinct chickpea types, different in their morphology and used in different ways of processing have been described: desi and kabuli."

Etymology

From Kabul + -i, or directly from Persian کابلی (“Kabuli”).

Origin

Source language: Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: کابلی

Inflected Forms

Kabulis (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

desi

Synonyms

Kabulese

Rhymes With

truly well and truly newly julie duly unruly cruelly coolly coolie coulee hooley tule

Questions

How do you pronounce kabuli?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑːbə(ˌ)li/.
What does kabuli mean?: Of, from or relating to the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan.
Where does kabuli come from?: It is traced to Persian.

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