costus

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin costus, from Ancient Greek κόστος (kóstos), from Sanskrit कुष्ठ (kuṣṭha).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɒstəs/

Noun

costus (plural costuses)

  1. A perennial tropical herbaceous plant of the genus Costus (family Costaceae).
  2. Saussurea costus, a composite growing on the Himalayas in the vicinity of Kashmir, or its root.

Derived terms

  • costusroot

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Welsh

Etymology

From cost +‎ -us.

Adjective

costus (feminine singular costus, plural costus, equative mor gostus, comparative mwy costus, superlative mwyaf costus)

  1. costly, expensive, dear
    Synonyms: prid, drud

Derived terms

  • costusrwydd

Mutation

Mutated forms of costus
radical soft nasal aspirate
costus gostus nghostus chostus

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “costus”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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