Persian

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Etymology

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Particularly: “Nominal formation from کوشیدن (kušidan, to try, strive, endeavor).”

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Readings
Classical reading? kōšiš
Dari reading? kōšiš
Iranian reading? kušeš
Tajik reading? küšiš

Noun

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Dari کوشش
Iranian Persian
Tajik кӯшиш

کوشش (kôšeš)

  1. effort
  2. attempt
  3. labor

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Punjabi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کوشش (kōšiš).

Noun

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کوشِش (kośiśf (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼)

  1. effort, try
    Synonym: جَتَن (jatan)
  2. attempt

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Urdu

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کوشِش (kōšiš).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کوشِش (kośiśf (Hindi spelling कोशिश)

  1. effort
    Synonym: جَتَن (jatan)
  2. attempt

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