कोख

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Hindi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀔 (*kŏkkha), from Sanskrit कौक्ष (kaukṣa, abdominal), vṛddhied derivative of कुक्षि (kukṣi).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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कोख (kokhm (Urdu spelling کوکھ)

  1. (anatomy) the womb, uterus
    Synonym: गर्भ (garbh)

Declension

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References

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  • Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “कोख”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
  • McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोख”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
  • Platts, John T. (1884) “कोख”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kukṣí”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press