کوه

See also: کوہ

Persian

Etymology

From Middle Persian 𐭪𐭥𐭯 (kōf, “hill, mountain”), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎣𐎢𐎳 (kaufa, “mountain”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Readings
Classical reading? kōh
Dari reading? kōh
Iranian reading? kuh
Tajik reading? küh
  • Audio (Iran):(file)

Noun

کوه • (kōh / kuh) (plural کوه‌ها (kōh-hā / kuh-hâ), Tajik spelling кӯҳ)

  1. mountain

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Hindi: कोह (koh)
  • → Kashmiri: کۄہ (kọh) / कॏह (kôh)
  • → Punjabi: ਕੋਹ (koh)

References

  1. ^ Edelʹman, D. I. (2011) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ iranskix jazykov [Etymological Dictionary of Iranian Languages] (in Russian), volume 4, Moscow: Vostochnaya Literatura, page 371
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