Koh

See also: koh, köh, and Köh

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó͘), Hokkien 高 (Ko), Hokkien 古 (Kó͘), Hokkien 辜 (Ko͘), Korean 고(高) (Go), etc.

Proper noun

Koh

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Koh is the 9090^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3595 individuals. Koh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (88.65%) individuals.

Central Franconian

Alternative forms

• Kuh (southern Moselle Franconian)

Etymology

From Old High German kuo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koː/

Noun

Koh f (plural Köh or Keh, diminutive Köhche or Kehche)

1. (Ripuarian, northern Moselle Franconian) cow (female bovine animal)

Usage notes

• The inflected forms with -ö- are Ripuarian, those with -e- are Moselle Franconian.

German Low German

Alternative forms

• Kauh, Ko, Koo, Kuh

Etymology

From Old Saxon kō, from Proto-West Germanic *kō.

Noun

Koh f (plural Köh)

1. cow (ruminant)

Derived terms

• Kohbeest
• Kohbloom (Caltha palustris)
• Kohdood (Equisetum spp.)
• Kohflatt
• Kohfoot
• Kohgang
• Kohheer
• Kohhuus
• Kohjung
• Kohkalf
• Kohmelk
• Kohpladder
• Kohpott
• Kohschiet
• Kohstall
• Kohsteert
• Kohteek (Vaccinium myrtillus)
• Kohtitt
• Köher
• Melkkoh

 

See also

• adderkauen
• Beest
• Beestmelk
• Buer
• Bueree
• Buersch
• Bull
• bölken
• Deert
• Fars
• Jidder
• Kalf
• kalven
• Oss
• Rind
• Rindveeh

 

References

• Der neue SASS: Plattdeutsches Wörterbuch, Plattdeutsch - Hochdeutsch, Hochdeutsch - Plattdeutsch. Plattdeutsche Rechtschreibung, sixth revised edition (2011, →ISBN, Wachholtz Verlag, Neumünster)