कोशीस

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کوشش (kōšiš). Compare Gujarati કોશિશ (kośiś), Hindi कोशिश (kośiś), Punjabi ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ (kośiś) / کوشِش (kośiś).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko.ɕis/, [ko.ɕiːs]

Noun

कोशीस • (kośīs) f

1. effort

   Synonyms: प्रयत्न (prayatna), मेहनत (mehnat)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “कोशीस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कोशीस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “कोशीस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).