کوس
See also: گوش, كوش, and كوس
Malay
Etymology
From Dutch kost, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Latin constare, present infinitive of consto (“I stand firm (at a price)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kos]
- Hyphenation: کوس
- Rhymes: -os
Noun
کوس (Rumi spelling kos, plural کوس-کوس or کوس۲, informal 1st possessive کوسکو, 2nd possessive کوسمو, 3rd possessive کوسڽ)
- Jawi spelling of kos
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
- برکوس
- ڤڠکوسن
References
- “کوس” in Kamus Dewan Perdana, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2021, →ISBN, page 1159.
Further reading
- “کوس” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Pashto
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kuḱis (“(female) pubic hair; vulva”). Cognate to Persian کس (kos); related also to Hindi कोख (kokh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kwəs/
- (Jalalabad) IPA(key): /kwəs/
Noun
کوس • (kwës) m
- vagina
- vulva
Further reading
- Pashto-French Dictionary, Dr. M. Akbar Wardag
- Raverty, H. G. (1867), “کوس”, in A dictionary of the Puk'hto, Pus'hto, or language of the Afghans: with remarks on the originality of the language, and its affinity to other oriental tongues, London: Williams & Nortgate
Persian
Etymology 1
Cognate with Sogdian [script needed] (kws, “drum”), Khotanese kūsa- (“vessel; drum”), etc.
Alternative forms
- کوست (kōst)
Noun
کوس • (kōs)
- Kus, a large ancient Persian drum akin to a timpani.
Descendants
- → Arabic: كُوس (kūs)
- → Middle Armenian: գոս (gos), քօզ (kʿōz)
- → Armenian: գոս (gos)
References
- Steingass, Francis Joseph (1892), “کوس”, in A Comprehensive Persian–English dictionary, London: Routledge & K. Paul
- Bailey, H. W. (1934), “Iranica (II)”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, issue 3, page 515
- Bailey, H. W. (1979) Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 64a
Noun
کوس • (kos)
- (vulgar, slang) Alternative form of کس (kos)
Etymology 3
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Κῶς (Kôs).
Alternative forms
- کس (kos)
Proper noun
کوس • (kōs)
- Kos or Cos (Greek island of the Dodecanese)
- جزیره کوس ― Kos Island