ਕੋਹ
Punjabi
Etymology 1
Inherited 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
ਕੋਹ • (koh) m (Shahmukhi spelling کوه)
- coss (a unit of measurement equivalent to about 2.4 km)
Etymology 2
From Classical Persian کوه (kōh).
Noun
ਕੋਹ • (koh) m (Shahmukhi spelling کوه)
- mountain, hill
Synonyms
- ਪਹਾੜ (pahāṛ)
Related terms
- ਕੋਹਸਤਾਨ m (kohsatān, “mountainous area”)
Further reading
- “ਕੋਹ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2022
- Singh, Bhai Maya (1895), “ਕੋਹ”, in The Panjabi Dictionary, Lahore: Munshi Gulab Singh and Sons.