Bengali

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (to cry, to call out). Cognate with Hindi कोस (kos). Doublet of ক্রোশ (krōś).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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কোশ (kōś)

  1. coss: a measure of length or farness equal to about eight thousand cubits or two miles