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
  • (file)

Noun

Dari کوه
Iranian Persian
Tajik кӯҳ

کوه • (kuh) (plural کوه‌ها (kuh-hâ))

  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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