कोख

Hindi

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /koːkʰ/

Noun

कोख • (kokh) m (Urdu spelling کوکھ)

1. (anatomy) the womb, uterus

   Synonym: गर्भ (garbh)

Declension

Declension of कोख (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कोख kokh	कोख kokh
oblique	कोख kokh	कोखों kokhõ
vocative	कोख kokh	कोखो kokho

References

• 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