ਕੋਹ
Punjabi
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (“to cry, to call out”), as it was considered to be the distance over which a human voice could be heard.
Noun
editਕੋਹ • (koh) m (Shahmukhi spelling کوه)
- coss (a unit of measurement equivalent to about 2.4 km)
Etymology 2
editFrom Classical Persian کوه (kōh). Compare Hindi कोह (koh).
Noun
editਕੋਹ • (koh) m (Shahmukhi spelling کوه)
Synonyms
edit- ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ)
Related terms
edit- ਕੋਹਸਤਾਨ m (kohsatān, “mountainous area”)
Further reading
editCategories:
- Punjabi terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Sanskrit
- Punjabi terms derived from Proto-Indo-Iranian
- Punjabi lemmas
- Punjabi nouns
- Punjabi nouns in Gurmukhi script
- Punjabi masculine nouns
- Punjabi terms borrowed from Classical Persian
- Punjabi terms derived from Classical Persian
- pa:Landforms
- pa:Units of measure