کوهان

Persian

Etymology

From کوه (kuh, “mountain”) +‎ ـان (ân, “-like”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): [koː.hɑːn]

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɑːn]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.ɦɑːn]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [kʰoː.wɑːn]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [kʰʊː.wɔːn]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰuː.ɦɒːn]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [kʰɵ.hɔn]

Readings
Classical reading?	kōhān
Dari reading?	kōhān
Iranian reading?	kuhân
Tajik reading?	kühon

Noun

کوهان • (kuhân)

1. the hump of a camel, zebu, etc.

Derived terms

• گاوِ کوهان‌دار (ğav-e-kuhândar)
• شترِ دوکوهان (šotor-e-do-kuhân)

References

Dehkhoda, Ali-Akbar (1931–) “کوهان”, in Dehkhoda Dictionary Institute, editors, Dehkhoda Dictionary (in Persian), Tehran: University of Tehran Press