Standard Lemma guide

Kabuli

adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɑːbə(ˌ)li/
  • käʹbəl-ē
  • /kəˈbuːli/
  • kə-bo͞olʹē
  • rhymes with -ɑːbəli
  • rhymes with -uːli

1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kabulese

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Afghan

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kabulese

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Afghan

3

noun

Meaning 3

A particular variety of cultivated chickpea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: kabulí — of Kabul
  • Dutch: Kaboels — of Kabul
  • Dutch: Kabuls — of Kabul
  • French: kaboulien — of Kabul
  • French: kaboulienne — of Kabul
  • Macedonian: кабулски (kabulski) — of Kabul
  • Persian: کابلی — of Kabul
  • Spanish: kabulí — of Kabul
  • Dutch: Kaboeler — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • Dutch: Kaboelse — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • Dutch: Kabuler — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • Dutch: Kabulse — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • French: Kaboulien — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • French: Kaboulienne — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • Macedonian: кабулец (kabulec) — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • Macedonian: кабулка (kabulka) — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul
  • Spanish: kabulí — an inhabitant or resident of Kabul