kaboulien

See also: Kaboulien

French

Etymology

From Kaboul +‎ -ien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka.bu.ljɛ̃/

Adjective

kaboulien (feminine kaboulienne, masculine plural kabouliens, feminine plural kabouliennes)

  1. (relational) Kabuli (of, from or relating to the city of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan)
    Hypernym: afghan
    • 2011 November 9, Charlotte Dufour, “Chapitre 1 : « Bienvenue à Kaboul ! »”, in Amitiés afghanes : Dix ans de vies partagées‎[1], Fayard, page 7:
      On dirait qu'il débarque d'une mission de terrain, or il travaille de 6 heures du matin à 11 heures du soir dans son bureau kaboulien qui fait office de chambre : chaque soir, il déroule son matelas et dort à même le sol.
      It looks like he's returned from a field mission, yet he actually works from 6 AM till 11 PM in his Kabuli office, which doubles as his bedroom: each night, he rolls out his mattress and sleeps on the floor.

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