कोस
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Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit क्रोश (króśa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *krawć- (“to cry, to call out”). Cognate with Bengali কোশ (kōś).
Pronunciation
Noun
कोस • (kos) m (Urdu spelling کوس)
- (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)
Related terms
- कोसा (kosā)
Descendants
Alternative forms
Noun
कोस m or n
- Devanagari script form of kosa (“container”)
Declension
As a masculine noun, the declension is:
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
Declension table of "कोस" (masculine)
As a neuter noun, the nominative, vocative and accusative have a different set of forms:
Declension table of "कोस" (neuter)
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