See also: کوہ

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 (kōf, hill, mountain), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 (kaufa, mountain).[1]

Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kōh
Dari reading? kōh
Iranian reading? kuh
Tajik reading? küh
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

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Dari کوه
Iranian Persian
Tajik кӯҳ

کوه (kuh) (plural کوه‌ها (kuh-hâ))

  1. mountain

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Hindi: कोह (koh)
  • Kashmiri: کۄہ (kọh) / कॏह (kôh)
  • Punjabi: ਕੋਹ (koh)

References

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  1. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2011) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 371