कोस

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Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (to cry, to call out). Cognate with Bengali কোশ (kōś).

Pronunciation

Noun

कोस (kosm (Urdu spelling کوس)

  1. (dated) a coss; distance equalling about two miles
    Proverb:
    कोस कोस पे पानी बदले, चार कोस पे बानी।
    kos kos pe pānī badle, cār kos pe bānī.
    Water's taste changes every two coss, and the language every four.

Declension

Descendants

  • English: coss, cos, kos, kós, koss

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

कोस m or n

  1. Devanagari script form of kosa (container)

Declension

As a masculine noun, the declension is:

As a neuter noun, the nominative, vocative and accusative have a different set of forms: