कोस

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (“to cry, to call out”). Cognate with Bengali কোশ (kōś).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /koːs/

Noun

कोस • (kos) m (Urdu spelling کوس)

  1. (dated) a coss; distance equalling about two miles
    Proverb:
    कोस कोस पे पानी बदले, चार कोस पे बानी।
    kos kos pe pānī badle, cār kos pe bānī.
    Water's taste changes every two coss, and the language every four.

Declension
Declension of कोस (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कोस
kos		 कोस
kos
oblique कोस
kos		 कोसों
kosõ
vocative कोस
kos		 कोसो
koso
  • कोसा (kosā)

Descendants
  • → English: coss, koss

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • kosa (Latin script)
  • 𑀓𑁄𑀲 (Brahmi script)
  • কোস (Bengali script)
  • කොස (Sinhalese script)
  • ကောသ or ၵေႃသ (Burmese script)
  • โกส or โกสะ (Thai script)
  • ᨠᩮᩣᩈ (Tai Tham script)
  • ໂກສ or ໂກສະ (Lao script)
  • កោស (Khmer script)
  • 𑄇𑄮𑄥 (Chakma script)

Noun

कोस m or n

  1. Devanagari script form of kosa (“container”)

Declension

As a masculine noun, the declension is:

Declension table of "कोस" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)कोसो (koso)कोसा (kosā)
Accusative (second)कोसं (kosaṃ)कोसे (kose)
Instrumental (third)कोसेन (kosena)कोसेहि (kosehi) or कोसेभि (kosebhi)
Dative (fourth)कोसस्स (kosassa) or कोसाय (kosāya) or कोसत्थं (kosatthaṃ)कोसानं (kosānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)कोसस्मा (kosasmā) or कोसम्हा (kosamhā) or कोसा (kosā)कोसेहि (kosehi) or कोसेभि (kosebhi)
Genitive (sixth)कोसस्स (kosassa)कोसानं (kosānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)कोसस्मिं (kosasmiṃ) or कोसम्हि (kosamhi) or कोसे (kose)कोसेसु (kosesu)
Vocative (calling)कोस (kosa)कोसा (kosā)

As a neuter noun, the nominative, vocative and accusative have a different set of forms:

Declension table of "कोस" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)कोसं (kosaṃ)कोसानि (kosāni)
Accusative (second)कोसं (kosaṃ)कोसानि (kosāni)
Vocative (calling)कोस (kosa)कोसानि (kosāni)
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